Meaning of angle in English

angle

noun [ C ]

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ us

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

angle noun [C] (SPACE BETWEEN LINES)

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the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees:

The interior angles of a square are right angles or angles of 90 degrees.

The boat settled into the mud at a 35° angle/at an angle of 35°.

at an angle

not horizontal or vertical, but sloping in one direction:

The picture was hanging at an angle.

the corner of a building, table, or anything with straight sides:

His head cracked against the angle of the door pillar.

The shot struck the angle of the goalpost and crossbar.

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The wall was leaning at an angle of ten degrees to the perpendicular.
A right angle is an angle of 90°.
Trigonometry concerns the functions of angles, such as sine, cosine and tangent.
Slot piece A into piece B, taking care to keep the two pieces at right angles.
Her hat was cocked at a jaunty angle.

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angle noun [C] (POSITION)

a position from which something is looked at:

from any angle You can see the nest when you look at the tree from any angle.

from every angle The tower is visible from every angle.

from the right angle Are you seeing it from the right angle?

from the wrong angle I realized I was looking at it from the wrong angle.

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angle noun [C] (WAY OF THINKING)

a way of considering, judging, or dealing with something:

fresh angle on The press was looking for a fresh angle on the situation.

from a different angle Try looking at the issue from a different angle.

from another angle Try looking at the problem from another angle.

Synonyms

aspect (FEATURE)
facet
feature  (QUALITY)
ingredient
point  (CHARACTERISTIC)
side  (PART OF SITUATION)
strand  (PART)

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a feeling or opinion about something or someone

attitudeHis attitude towards authority has often got him into trouble.
outlookI wish I could share your positive outlook on life.
frame of mindI need to be in the right frame of mind to talk about this.
approachIt's time to try a different approach to the problem.
viewpointHis viewpoint is his own and does not affect how I think about the issue.
point of viewFrom a strictly financial point of view it looks like a positive change.

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angle

verb [ T ]

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angle verb [T] (SLOPE)

to aim, turn, or position something in a direction that is not horizontal or vertical:

The stage had been steeply angled (= was sloping very noticeably).

She angled her service return perfectly so that it dropped just inside the line.

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angle verb [T] (DIRECT)

to direct information at a particular group of people:

angled at The magazine is angled at the 20 to 35-year-old women's market.

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angled

Phrasal verb

angle for something

(Definition of angle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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angle

noun [ C ]

/ˈæŋ·ɡəl/

angle noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)

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geometry

the space measured in degrees between two lines or surfaces from the point where they meet:

The angles of a square are 90 degrees.

angle of depression

The angle of depression is the angle formed when viewing something from below the horizontal.

angle of elevation

The angle of elevation is the angle formed when viewing something from above the horizontal.

angle noun [C] (VIEW)

a position from which something is seen, or a way of seeing something:

The photographer kept moving around to find the best angle for the picture.

Look at this from another angle.

Idiom

at an angle

angle

verb [ I/T ]

/ˈæŋ·ɡəl/

angle verb [I/T] (VIEW)

to turn, or to move something so that it is not in a straight line or in the center:

[ I ] The path angles to the left.

[ T ] We angled the light to take the picture.

Phrasal verb

angle for something

(Definition of angle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of angle

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The previously experienced rigid rotation through the large angle is replaced by the experience of a non-rigid rotation through a smaller angle.

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Figure 4 shows the lines of constant value of the induced magnetic field, which are also the current paths, for the angle a = r.

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The influence on the measured radiation of the angle formed by the jet axis with the line of sight is clear.

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These critical trajectories approach at zero angle and from the side opposite the approach of the hinge points.

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This is because 1 the angle = 6 is very small.

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Reflections from long range at large angles are unlikely to be detected, and are omitted from the template set.

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This equation is valid for planar motion at small angles 0 from the vertical.

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The wire was placed at a certain angle (looking down from the vertical) with respect to the line of sight of the camera.

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These steering variables describe the motion from an external point of view rather than in terms of the internal joint angles.

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I would suggest that their stance also needs to be understood from another related angle.

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However, these heavier, less responsive particles form streaks with a smaller angle of inclination in the braids.

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However, recognition for some peripheral background details (or for camera angle of the photograph) was somewhat poorer.

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The abscissa describes the differences in angles between the peripheral stimulus orientation (optimized to the response from that region) and recorded cell's optimal orientation.

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These degrees of freedom are represented by physical dimensions such as the depth of a notch or the angle of a bend.

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The values defined by equation (39) have a clear meaning only when the torsion angle is well-defined.

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