angle
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈæŋɡəl/
- Virtue ethics proves a more illuminating angle on both Frank and Robot.
- a different angle
- approached from many angles
- multiple angles
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so that was my angle to be superior.
- And so that was my angle to be superior.
- I I didn't know what angle to to go for.
- She was just covering all angles, you know?
- But here's another angle that people didn't pick up on.
- So I'd like to hear this story from your angle and from Nick's angle.
- The first angle I want to discuss is this.
- So there's a whole lot that's going on from every angle throughout those.
Examples
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Time to look at the world from a new angle.
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Here, too, we may profit by taking the social science angle on this issue.
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So we have to put up the Christian angle to keep them both on board.
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Other performances sought a more positive angle on the threat of AIDS.
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So I'd like to hear this story from your angle and from Nick's angle.
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Approaching the problem from multiple angles would sharply reduce the likelihood of an attack.
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The system should be considered from the angles of exposure, downtime, and safety.
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To understand the issue better, we need to explore it from a different angle.
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The article presented a unique angle on the political debate that caught my attention.
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I appreciate you sharing your angle; it adds depth to the discussion.
Synonyms
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4.1
A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences
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3.7
A way someone thinks about something, for example legally or personally
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3.6
A way of looking at something from a particular point of view
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4.1
A person's way of thinking about something
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4.4
A small preference for one side or point of view
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5.1
A way of looking at something that favors one side
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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4.0
A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
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7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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6.8
The angle between a light ray and a line at a right angle to the surface where they meet
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5.1
The angle between a reflected light ray and a line at right angles to the surface where it hits
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5.5
A camera lens shows how much of a scene you can see, measured in degrees
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5.2
A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
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4.5
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
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Etymology
Angle for a way of seeing or telling a story comes from the idea of a 'corner' (angulus), because looking from a different corner gives a different view. That's why an 'angle' means a particular point of view.