angle

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
3. A corner where two walls intersect.
4. A change in direction.
5. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
6. The focus of a news story.
7. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
8. (slang) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
9. (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
10. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
11. Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

Verb

1. (transitive) To place (something) at an angle.
2. (informal, intransitive) To change direction rapidly.
3. (informal, transitive) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
4. (transitive) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
2. (figuratively, informal) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

Konzepte

Winkel

Ecke

angeln

Ufer

Blickwinkel

Rand

Kante

Sektor

Standpunkt

Strebe

Verkürzung

Winkelraum

fischen

🐟

Präsentatierung

Fruchteinstellung

Größe eines Winkels

Eck

Bergkamm

Knick

multiple

Scheitel

Scheitelpunkt

Schneide

Synonyme

corner

fish

🐟

slant

edge

bank

🏦

aspect

viewpoint

perspective

point of view

lean

shore

rim

catch fish

inside corner

weight

go fishing

tilt

tip

side

incline

nook

outlook

standpoint

bring around

decline

bob

curve

demon

diffract

dime

crook

bight

conjugate

bias

angular domain

aim

coign

cock

bevel

horn

hook

🪝

chock

hump

hunt

head

incurvate

induce

inflect

gear

⚙️

catch

Übersetzungen

angle

angolo

ángulo

γωνία

hoek

ângulo

coin

angle

açı

rincón

angulus

punto di vista

esquina

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: angle

Verwandt mit Althochdeutsch: ancha

Verwandt mit Mittelhochdeutsch: anke

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: anglen

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: angel

Geerbt von Altenglisch: angel

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: angel

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: angel

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Angel

Verwandt mit Isländisch: öngull

Geerbt von Altenglisch: *anglian

Verwandt mit Saterfriesisch: ongelje

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: hengelen

Verwandt mit Deutsch: angeln

In summary

From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.