Angularadjective
Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
Angularadjective
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
Angularadjective
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Angularadjective
Measured by an angle.
Angularadjective
Lean, lank.
Angularadjective
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
Angularadjective
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
Angularadjective
(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Angularnoun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Angularadjective
Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
Angularadjective
Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.
Angularadjective
Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.
Angularnoun
A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Angularadjective
measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle;
Angularadjective
having angles or an angular shape
Bootstrapnoun
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
Bootstrapnoun
A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
Bootstrapnoun
(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory
Bootstrapnoun
(computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
Bootstrapnoun
(statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
Bootstrapverb
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
Bootstrapverb
(computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
Bootstrapverb
(computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
Bootstrapverb
(statistics) To employ a bootstrap method.
Bootstrapverb
To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
Bootstrapnoun
a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
Bootstrapverb
help oneself, often through improvised means