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The correct spelling is angle.
How to pronounce angle
/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
nounIPA: /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
Say it like: Ang-le
The correct spelling is angle. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). For example: "the angle between lines A and B"
Usage Examples
“the angle between lines A and B”
“The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.”
“an angle of a building”
Meanings
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.
verb
- 1.(often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
- 2.To change direction rapidly.
- 3.To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
- 4.(cue sports) 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.
- 5.To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
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