angle for fish with a hook and line
1angle — angle1 [aŋ′gəl] n. [ME & OFr < L angulus, a corner, angle < Gr ankylos, bent, crooked: see ANKLE] 1. a) the shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex, or by two planes meeting along an edge: see DIHEDRAL,… …
2angle — angle1 noun 1》 the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet. ↘a corner, especially an external projection or internal recess. ↘a measure of the inclination of… …
3Angle — An gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Angled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Angling}.] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line. [1913 Webster] 2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise. [1913 Webster] The… …
4angle — angle1 /ang geuhl/, n., v., angled, angling. n. 1. Geom. a. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. b. the figure so formed. c. the amount of rotation… …
5angle — I. /ˈæŋgəl / (say angguhl) noun 1. a. the space within two lines or three planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. b. the figure so formed. c. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or… …
6hook — {{11}}hook (n.) O.E. hoc hook, angle, perhaps related to O.E. haca bolt, from P.Gmc. *hokaz/*hakan (Cf. O.Fris. hok, M.Du. hoek, Du. haak, Ger. Haken hook ), from PIE *keg hook, tooth (Cf. Rus. kogot claw ). For spelling, se …
7For Angles of commutation — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
8Angle — An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two… …
9Angle bar — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
10Angle bead — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
