Dictionary
angle
Meaning
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- A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- 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.
- A corner where two walls intersect.
- A change in direction.
- A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
- The focus of a news story.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (slang) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
- A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
Cognate with Western Frisian
angel
Cognate with Dutch
angel
Cognate with German
Angel
Cognate with Dutch
hengelen
Cognate with German
angeln
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