angle
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- noun
- /ˈæŋɡəl/
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ángulo
- You can have this variety of angles here, as you can see.
- angle in degrees
- right angle
- 90-degree angle
Examples
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In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the size of an angle using a protractor.
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The drum axis commonly stays at an angle of approximately 15 degrees from horizontal during mixing.
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We know the angle if space is flat.
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Draw it at a perspective angle from the top.
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The natural light is at its perfect angle.
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At the right time of day... ...the sun hits the glass at just the right angle.
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First they would determine the angle of the sun using this, and that would tell them where they were located on the grid and which direction they had to go.
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To calculate the missing angle, we now use the inverse tan equation.
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One limitation was the exclusive use of 90-degree angles in the problems given to students to solve.
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The carpenter adjusted the table to ensure that all the angles were perfectly squared.
Synonyms
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3.4
How much a surface goes up or down from flat
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6.3
The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
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7.9
An angle between two planes that meet
The space between two straight lines that meet on the same flat surface
How far an object leans from a straight up or straight across line
The direction a line or object points, measured as an angle
The angle between two objects as seen from one place, measured in degrees
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
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The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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The angle between a light ray and a line at a right angle to the surface where they meet
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The angle between a reflected light ray and a line at right angles to the surface where it hits
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A camera lens shows how much of a scene you can see, measured in degrees
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A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
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A corner formed where two straight lines cross that is opposite another and equal
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A sudden eye condition when the colored part blocks fluid leaving the front of the eye, raising eye pressure quickly
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The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material
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A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
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The angle you turn a crystal so it looks darkest under polarized light
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The tilt of a line measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis
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The angle between a bent light ray and the line at right angles to the surface
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A sudden eye condition when the coloured part blocks fluid drainage, causing a rapid rise in pressure inside the eye
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A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
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The turn between two edges that meet at a corner on a flat side of a 3D shape
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An angle outside a shape with straight sides made by a side and the next side extended
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The angle a crystal must be turned to look darkest under polarized light
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The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone
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Weapons like mortars or cannons fire shells in a high, arching path to hit targets behind cover
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The angle between incoming light and a line at a right angle to the surface
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An inside corner of a shape that points inward more than a straight line
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The position of a point in a repeating wave shown as degrees from a fixed start
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The space at a corner where three or more flat faces of a solid meet
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An angle between two flat surfaces that meet and help show a molecule's shape
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A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
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The angle a camera lens shows of a scene that decides how much you can see
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The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis
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The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Angle comes from an old Latin word angulus meaning 'corner' or 'bend', the same root as the common word ankle. So an angle is the space at a corner between two lines.