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 benefitting 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. To place (something) at an angle.
2. (informal) To change direction rapidly.
3. (informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
4. 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. To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
2. (informal) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

Concepts

angle

corner

slant

fish

edge

point of view

viewpoint

aspect

perspective

bank

catch fish

lean

inside corner

rim

shore

standpoint

go fishing

outlook

weight

tilt

tip

incline

side

nook

angular domain

ensnare

try to catch

fishing rod

presentation

demon

nymph

spirit

spirits and the angels

part

view point

projection

bias

skew

bight

ang

crook

canthus

angel

every

vertex

hook

troll

coign

angulus

horn

jiao-elongated clitoris

sector

oblique

strike

in the corner

pinch

slope

curve

hump

cock

list

still-fish

address

aim

airt

canalise

canalize

direct

gear

head

level

make

orient

steer

throw

train

travel purposefully

wend

bend

bring around

bring round

conjugate

decline

diffract

flex

incurvate

induce

inflect

marcel

persuade

prevail

ram

wave

attitude

bevel

bob

net

trawl

angular

chock

shape

catch

hunt

snare

trap

foreshortening

set square

butt

dime

pepper

fishhook

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Etymology

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.