angle

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

angolo

punto di vista

aspetto

spigolo

cantuccio

angolare

àngolo

angolo interno

piegare ad angolo

scopo

lato

interesse

scorcio

presentare in modo tendenzioso

angolo esterno

angolatura

pescare con la canna

pescare a lenza

pescare all'amo

bordo

costa

fondo

piegare

riva

🏦

vertice

alterare

angolazione

inclinare

presentare in modo tendenzios

presentazione

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

angle

Winkel

ángulo

γωνία

hoek

Ecke

ângulo

coin

angle

açı

angulus

rincón

angeln

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: angle

Affine tedesco antico alto: ancha

Affine tedesco medio alto: anke

Ereditato da inglese medio: anglen

Ereditato da inglese medio: angel

Ereditato da inglese antico: angel

Affine frisone occidentale: angel

Affine olandese: angel

Affine tedesco: Angel

Affine islandese: öngull

Ereditato da inglese antico: *anglian

Affine saterfriesisch: ongelje

Affine olandese: hengelen

Affine tedesco: 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.