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Webster 1913 Edition
Angle
An′gle
(ăṉ′g’l)
, Noun.
[F.
angle
, L. angulus
angle, corner; akin to uncus
hook, Gr. ἀγκύλοσ
bent, crooked, angular, ἄγκοσ
a bend or hollow, AS. angel
hook, fish-hook, G. angel
, and F. anchor
.] 1.
The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
Into the utmost
angle
of the world. Spenser.
To search the tenderest
angles
of the heart. Milton.
2.
(Geom.)
(a)
The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(b)
The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
3.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Though but an
angle
reached him of the stone. Dryden.
4.
(Astrol.)
A name given to four of the twelve astrological “houses.”
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
5.
[AS.
angel
.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Give me mine
angle
: we ’ll to the river there. Shakespeare
A fisher next his trembling
angle
bears. Pope.
Acute angle
, one less than a right angle, or less than 90°.
– Adjacent
or Contiguous angles
such as have one leg common to both angles.
– Alternate angles
. See
– Alternate
. Angle bar
. (a)
(Carp.)
An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet.
Knight.
(b)
(Mach.)
Same as
– Angle iron
. Angle bead
(Arch.)
, a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall.
– Angle brace
,
Angle tie
(Carp.)
, a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together.
Knight.
– Angle iron
(Mach.)
, a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted.
– Angle leaf
(Arch.)
, a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle.
– Angle meter
, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata.
– Angle shaft
(Arch.)
, an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both.
– Curvilineal angle
, one formed by two curved lines.
– External angles
, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened.
– Facial angle
. See under
– Facial
. Internal angles
, those which are within any right-lined figure.
– Mixtilineal angle
, one formed by a right line with a curved line.
– Oblique angle
, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle.
– Obtuse angle
, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90°.
– Optic angle
. See under
– Optic
. Rectilineal
or Right-lined angle
one formed by two right lines.
– Right angle
, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90° (measured by a quarter circle).
– Solid angle
, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point.
– Spherical angle
, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere.
– Visual angle
, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.
– For Angles of commutation
, draught
, incidence
, reflection
, refraction
, position
, repose
, fraction
An′gle
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Angled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Angling
.] 1.
To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
2.
To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme;
as, to
. angle
for praiseThe hearts of all that he did
angle
for. Shakespeare
An′gle
,Verb.
T.
To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
[Obs.]
“He angled the people's hearts.” Sir P. Sidney.
Webster 1828 Edition
Angle
AN'GLE
,Noun.
In popular language, the point where two lines meet, or the meeting of two lines in a point; a corner.
In geometry, the space comprised between two straight lines that meet in a point, or between two straight converging lines which, if extended, would meet; or the quantity by which two straight lines, departing from a point, diverge from each other. The point of meeting is the vertex of the angle, and the lines, containing the angle, are its sides or legs.
In optics, the angle of incidence is the angle which a ray of light makes with a perpendicular to the surface, or to that point of the surface on which it falls.
The angle of refraction is the angle which a ray of light refracted makes with the surface of the refracting medium; or rather with a perpendicular to that point of the surface on which it falls.
A right angle, is one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90 degrees, making the quarter of a circle.
An obtuse angle is greater than a right angle, or more than 90 degrees.
A rectilineal or right-lined angle, is formed by two right lines.
A curvilineal angle, is formed by two curved lines.
A mixed angle is formed by a right line with a curved line.
Adjacent or contiguous angles are such as have one leg common to both angles, and both together are equal to two right angles.
External angles are angles of any right-lined figure without it, when the sides are produced or lengthened.
Internal angles are those which are within any right-lined figure.
Oblique angles are either acute or obtuse, in opposition to right angles.
A solid angle is the meeting of three or more plain angles at one point.
A spherical angle is one made by the meeting of two arches of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of the globe or sphere.
AN'GLE
,Noun.
AN'GLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To fish with an angle, or with line and hook.2.
v.t. or i. To fish for; to try to gain by some bait or insinuation, as men angle for fish; as, to angle for the hearts of people, or to angle hearts.Definition 2024
Angle
Angle
English
Noun
Angle (plural Angles)
- A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
Derived terms
Translations
A member of the ancient Germanic tribe
Anagrams
angle
angle
English
Noun
Diagram of an angle
angle (plural angles)
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(geometry) 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 angle between lines A and B
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(geometry) 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.
- The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
- A corner where two walls intersect.
- an angle of a building
- A change in direction.
- 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
- The horse took off at an angle.
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- A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
- 2013 January 1, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 64:
- In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”
- 2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac (page 299)
- For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."
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- (media) The focus of a news story.
- (slang, professional wrestling) 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
- His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
- A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- Dryden
- though but an angle reached him of the stone
- Dryden
- (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Synonyms
- (corner): corner
- (change in direction): swerve
- (vertex): -gon (as per hexagon)
- (viewpoint): opinion, perspective, point of view, slant, view, viewpoint
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of angle
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Derived terms
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Related terms
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See also
Translations
geometrical figure
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measure of such a figure
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corner where two walls intersect
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change in direction
viewpoint
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Verb
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
- The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
- (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
- The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
- (transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
- How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?
- (snooker) To leave 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.
Translations
place (something) at an angle
Etymology 2
From Middle English anglelen (“to fish”), from angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel, angul (“fishhook”), from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), Icelandic öngull (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), German angeln (“to fish, angle”).
Verb
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
- (informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
- He must be angling for a pay rise.
Derived terms
Translations
to fish with hook and line
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Noun
angle (plural angles)
- A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
- Shakespeare
- Give me mine angle: we'll to the river there.
- Alexander Pope
- A fisher next his trembling angle bears.
- Shakespeare
Anagrams
Esperanto
Adverb
angle
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”), from *h₂eng-, *ang- (“corner, hirn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ɡl/
Noun
angle m (plural angles)
- (geometry) A geometric angle.
- La mesure d'un angle droit est égale à 90 degrés.
- A location at the corner of something, such as streets, buildings, furniture etc.
- A viewpoint or angle.
Usage notes
- Inside a room, the word coin (“corner”) is more usual.
Synonyms
- (a location at the corner): coin