| 单词 |
angulate |
| 释义 |
▪ I. angulate, a.|ˈæŋgjʊlət|
[ad. L. angulāt-us pa. pple. of angulā-re, f. angul-us an angle.]
Formed with corners; angled, cornered.
1794Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xvi. 189 The stalk is hairy, angulate and unbranched. 1852Dana Crust. i. 260 Carpus angulate at inner apex.
▪ II. angulate, v.|ˈæŋgjʊleɪt|
[f. prec. or its L. source.]
To make angulate, or cornered.
1880J. Watson in Jrnl. L.S. XV. 228 The upper carinal thread becomes much the most dominant and angulates the whorls.
Add:2. trans. Skiing. To bend (the body or parts of the body) so as to assume an angulated position. Also absol.
1970D. Pfeiffer Skiing Simplified v. 86/2 If the slope is steep enough..and you want to keep the legs together, then you must angulate. 1973C. Fowler Skiing Techniques 20/1 If you come forward and angulate slightly with the knees, the skis will start to turn gradually out of the fall line. 1986Skiing Today Winter 6/2 One of the hardest principles for a beginning skier to grasp is the necessity to..‘angulate’ the upper half of the body outward, towards the outside of each turn. 1988Chicago Tribune 8 Feb. iii. 14/1 As speed increases, body must be angulated to keep outside knee flexed and weight against outside ski. 1991Skiing Mar. 94/2 No need to press your knees toward the hill, or away; no need to angulate and deangulate. |
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