Multangular

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having many angles, corners or sides, as in a polygon with numerous edges meeting at vertices
2. Describing a shape or object that is formed with a large number of angular faces or corners
3. Possessing several angles, especially a figure or structure with more sides than a typical polygon

Etymology: Multangular is a plain formation: "multi-" (from Latin "multus", "many") joined to "-angular," which comes from "angle." Its nearest relatives are the older "multangle" and the French "multangulaire," which in turn echo the Medieval Latin "multangulāris," so the word was built from the same parts across several languages at once rather than passed down from one to another. The "-angular" element is the familiar one, seen in words like "rectangular" and "triangular," where the prefix names how many corners a shape has. Multangular therefore describes anything with many angles, the sense that the English tradition of geometric description needed when a figure had more sides or corners than a triangle or square.

Synonyms: polygonal, multangled