angle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

angle

Winkel

angolo

ángulo

hoek

γωνία

Ecke

ângulo

coin

angle

açı

angulus

rincón

angeln

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: angle

Cognate with Old High German: ancha

Cognate with Middle High German: anke

Inherited from Middle English: anglen

Inherited from Middle English: angel

Inherited from Old English: angel

Cognate with Western Frisian: angel

Cognate with Dutch: angel

Cognate with German: Angel

Cognate with Icelandic: öngull

Inherited from Old English: *anglian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: ongelje

Cognate with Dutch: hengelen

Cognate with German: 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.