right-angled
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- adjective
- /ˈraɪtˌæŋɡəld/
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rectángulo
- The architect designed the house with right-angled corners for better structural integrity.
- a right-angled triangle
Examples
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On the border of the space, he sketched the eight right-angled niches of which we have just spoken.
Academic text (2001) -
The braces are connected to a right-angled tube that is fixed to the leg orthosis.
Academic text (2000) -
In any right-angled triangle, the square on the side subtending the right angle, is equal to... what?
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The woods on the pool's southern side have four right-angled niches of their own, balancing those in the wall.
Academic text (2001) -
Paul Krendler makes his way through the right-angled passageway leading into the darkened room.
Fiction book (2001) -
When she first moved here, all the right-angled lines and the deep, narrow, straight rift of the street below made her dizzy and nauseated.
Fiction book (2001) -
Here's an objection to the Pythagorean Theorem: there is a right-angled triangle of sides 3, 4, and 5, but 32 + 42 = 26 and 52 = 25.
Blog text (1) -
Likewise, triangles were classified generally as acute-angled triangles, right-angled triangles, and obtuse-angled triangles.
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In a right-angled triangle, one angle measures exactly 90 degrees.
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To create a right-angled shape, you can use a carpenter's square to ensure the angles are accurate.
Synonyms
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Having an angle of ninety degrees
Antonyms
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Etymology
Right-angled comes from joining right, which long ago meant 'straight' or 'correct', and angle, meaning 'corner'. So a right-angled corner is the exact 'straight' corner you learn in geometry, a corner of 90 degrees.