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angle

The correct spelling is angle.

How to pronounce angle

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 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. 3.A corner where two walls intersect.
  4. 4.A change in direction.
  5. 5.A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

verb

  1. 1.(often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
  2. 2.To change direction rapidly.
  3. 3.To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
  4. 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. 5.To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

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