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1Angle — This article is about angles in geometry. For other uses, see Angle (disambiguation). Oblique angle redirects here. For the cinematographic technique, see Dutch angle. ∠, the angle symbol In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays… …
2angle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin angulus Date: 14th century 1. a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space < they sheltered in an angle of the building > 2. a. the figure formed by …
3Angle — Edward Hartley, U.S. orthodontist, 1855–1930. See A. classification of malocclusion. * * * an·gle aŋ gəl n 1) a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space 2 a) the figure formed by two lines extending from the… …
4angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal …
5Angle (astrology) — The angles are the four Cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.The astrological chart is a schematic representation of the sky at any given moment of time, projected upon the… …
6polyhedral angle — noun the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex • Hypernyms: ↑angle * * * noun : a portion of space partly enclosed by three or more planes whose intersections meet in a vertex * * * Geom. a configuration consisting of… …
7polyhedral angle — noun Date: circa 1864 a portion of space partly enclosed by three or more planes whose intersections meet in a vertex …
8Law of sines — The law of sines (sines law, sine formula, sine rule), in trigonometry, is a statement about any triangle in a plane. Where the sides of the triangle are a , b and c and the angles opposite those sides are A , B and C , then the law of sines… …
9Pythagorean theorem — See also: Pythagorean trigonometric identity The Pythagorean theorem: The sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs (a and b) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse (c) …
10trigonometry — trigonometric /trig euh neuh me trik/, trigonometrical, adj. trigonometrically, adv. /trig euh nom i tree/, n. the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the… …
