angle

(Inglés)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: angle

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: ancha

Cognado con alto alemán medio: anke

Heredado de inglés medio: anglen

Heredado de inglés medio: angel

Heredado de inglés antiguo: angel

Cognado con frisón occidental: angel

Cognado con neerlandés: angel

Cognado con alemán: Angel

Cognado con islandés: öngull

Heredado de inglés antiguo: *anglian

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: ongelje

Cognado con neerlandés: hengelen

Cognado con alemán: 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.

Conceptos

ángulo

rincón

esquina

punto de vista

anzuelo

🪝

enfocar

pescar con caña

pescar

🐟

aspecto

faceta

fondo

inclinar

inclinarse

orilla

presentación

punta

arista

sector

torcer

uterino

vértice

alterar

angular

enfoque

escorzo

ladear

sesgo

ángulo interno

prejuiciar

borde

pescar con anzuelo

canto

con

desviar

Sinónimos

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