angulate
/ˈæŋgjʊlɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be angulated)
1- technical hold, bend, or distort (a part of the body, especially of an animal) so as to form an angle or angles〈技〉使(尤指动物身体部分)成角形:
as adj. angulated the hindquarters are more strongly angulated than the forequarters.后腿部比前腿部角度更明显。
1.1
- Skiing incline (the upper body) sideways and outwards during a turn【滑雪】(转弯时上半身)向外倾斜:
no obj. angulate slightly with the knees.膝盖着力稍稍外斜。
派生词
angulation
noun词源
late 15th cent. (as angulated, used chiefly as a botanical or zoological term): from Latin angulatus, past participle of angulare, from angulus 'angle'. The ski term dates from the 1970s.