intersecting angle

  • 1angle — Ⅰ. angle [1] ► NOUN 1) the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet. 2) a corner, especially an external projection or internal recess. 3) a position from which… …

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  • 2Angle — 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… …

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  • 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… …

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  • 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 …

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  • 5angle — {{11}}angle (n.) space between intersecting lines, late 14c., from O.Fr. angle angle, corner, and directly from L. angulus an angle, corner, a diminutive form from PIE root *ang /*ank to bend (Cf. Gk. ankylos bent, crooked, L. ang(u)ere to… …

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  • 6angle — There have been two distinct words angle in English. The older is now encountered virtually only in its derivatives, angler and angling, but until the early 19th century an angle was a ‘fishing hook’ (or, by extension, ‘fishing tackle’). It… …

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  • 7angle — There have been two distinct words angle in English. The older is now encountered virtually only in its derivatives, angler and angling, but until the early 19th century an angle was a ‘fishing hook’ (or, by extension, ‘fishing tackle’). It… …

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  • 8angle — 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… …

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  • 9plane angle — noun a) An angle formed by two intersecting straight lines. b) An angle formed by two intersecting planes, measured by the angle between two intersecting straight lines that are in respective planes and perpendicular to the intersection of the… …

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  • 10plane angle — noun an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane) • Hypernyms: ↑angle * * * noun : an angle formed by two intersecting lines each of which lies on a face of a dihedral angle and is perpendicular to the edge of the face * * * Math. an …

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