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Angle

Angle

2 9.9
A Germanic person who settled in Britain in the 400s and 500s and helped form the Anglo-Saxons
  • noun
  • /ˈæŋɡəl/
: anglo
  • Historically, the Angles were one of the three main tribes that formed the Anglo-Saxons.

Bead tells us it's the Anglo Sax, the Saxons, excuse me, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.

Examples

  • Many descendants of the Angles can still be found in modern England, reflecting their rich heritage.

  • Zone III consists of the area between the angle of the jaw and the base of the skull.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In either case, changing the pitch angle can optimize the turbomachine's efficiency.

    Academic text (2009)
  • From the vantage point of the backseat, I had a new angle and unlimited freedom to stare.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • An endoscopic anterior view of the normal anatomy of the cerebellopontine angle is shown in Figure 1.

    Academic text (2010)
  • On physical examination, a firm, tender, 1.5-cm mass was palpated inferior to the angle of the mandible.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Bead tells us it's the Anglo Sax, the Saxons, excuse me, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.

  • The Angles migrated to Britain during the early medieval period, influencing the development of the English language.

Idioms

Use clever or dishonest moves to get an advantage

To try to get small advantages in a selfish way

Compounds

right angle
  • Specialized
18 2.4

An angle of 90 degrees made when two lines join to form a corner

wide-angle
  • Specialized
15 4.3

A lens or camera shot that shows more of a scene than usual

A new way of looking at something

11 3.5

The position of a camera that affects how a subject is seen

wide-angle lens
  • Specialized
6 4.0

A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges

angle of attack
  • Specialized
2 7.7

The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts

acute angle
  • Specialized
2 2.8

An angle that is less than 90 degrees

view angle
  • Specialized
2 4.5

The angle a camera lens shows of a scene that decides how much you can see

angle of view
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A camera lens shows how much of a scene you can see, measured in degrees

oblique angle
  • Specialized
1 6.5

An angle that is not a right angle or its multiple

straight angle
  • Specialized
1 3.5

An angle of 180 degrees that forms a straight line

angle of incidence
  • Specialized
1 6.8

The angle between a light ray and a line at a right angle to the surface where they meet

incidence angle
  • Specialized
1 7.2

The angle between incoming light and a line at a right angle to the surface

obtuse angle
  • Specialized
1 3.4

An angle that is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees

angle of reflection
  • Specialized
1 5.1

The angle between a reflected light ray and a line at right angles to the surface where it hits

open-angle glaucoma
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain

angle bracket
  • Specialized
1 5.2

Symbols < and > used to enclose tags in computer code

interior angle
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The space inside a shape with straight sides where two sides meet

vertical angle
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A corner formed where two straight lines cross that is opposite another and equal

tilt angle
  • Specialized
1 4.7

How far an object leans from a straight up or straight across line

dihedral angle
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The angle between two flat surfaces that meet along a line

wave angle
  • Specialized
1 7.3

The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline

angle bracket
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A metal L-shaped support used to join two pieces at a right angle

phase angle
  • Specialized
1 7.7

The position of a point in a repeating wave shown as degrees from a fixed start

angle iron
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves

exterior angle
  • Specialized
1 5.5

An angle outside a shape with straight sides made by a side and the next side extended

1 6.1

A sudden eye condition when the coloured part blocks fluid drainage, causing a rapid rise in pressure inside the eye

closed-angle glaucoma
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A sudden eye condition when the colored part blocks fluid leaving the front of the eye, raising eye pressure quickly

plane angle
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The space between two straight lines that meet on the same flat surface

solid angle
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions

critical angle
  • Specialized
1 6.4

The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material

cutting angle
  • Specialized
1 6.3

The angle between a tool's blade and the surface of the material

angle of refraction
  • Specialized
1 6.6

The angle between a bent light ray and the line at right angles to the surface

salient angle
  • Specialized
1 8.6

An angle inside a shape that sticks out and is less than 180 degrees

angle of inclination
  • Specialized
1 6.9

The tilt of a line measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis

torsion angle
  • Specialized
1 7.8

An angle between two flat surfaces that meet and help show a molecule's shape

face angle
  • Specialized
1 7.5

The turn between two edges that meet at a corner on a flat side of a 3D shape

reentrant angle
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An inside corner of a shape that bends inward past a straight line

angle vise
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling

high-angle fire
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Weapons like mortars or cannons fire shells in a high, arching path to hit targets behind cover

internal angle
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The angle inside a polygon where two sides meet

angle of dip
  • Specialized
9.1

The angle a magnetic needle makes with the horizon at a place

angle of extinction
  • Specialized
9.9

The angle you turn a crystal so it looks darkest under polarized light

external angle
  • Specialized
6.3

An angle outside a polygon that forms when one side is extended

extinction angle
  • Specialized
9.9

The angle a crystal must be turned to look darkest under polarized light

helix angle
  • Specialized
7.9

The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone

high-angle gun
  • Specialized
8.5

A gun that fires shells high into the air to hit nearby targets

hour angle
  • Specialized
9.6

A distance along the sky's equator from your north-south line to a star

reflex angle
  • Specialized
5.8

An angle larger than 180 degrees but smaller than 360 degrees

reentering angle
  • Specialized
9.6

An inside corner of a shape that points inward more than a straight line

round angle
  • Specialized
4.6

A full circle that measures 360 degrees

polyhedral angle
  • Specialized
9.9

The space at a corner where three or more flat faces of a solid meet

spherical angle
  • Specialized
9.3

The angle where two large circles on a sphere cross

wave angle
  • Specialized
7.2

The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis

Surface Forms

Angle singular
Angles plural

Etymology

Angle is the name of an old German people who came from a region called Angeln in northern Europe, and the place name may mean 'hook' or 'bend'. The Angles gave their name to England and English, so remembering 'Angles → England' helps explain why this tribe's name matters today.