angle
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
Noun 4 meanings
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”
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.
“The horse took off at an angle.”
Verb 4 meanings
To place (something) at an angle.
“The roof is angled at 15 degrees.”
To change direction rapidly.
“The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.”
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?”
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving 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.
Etymology
From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.
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ANGLE at a glance
ANGLE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + G 2 + L 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,665 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with angle
All rhymesOne letter away
- ANKLE9
- ANGLO6
- INGLE6
- ANOLE5
- ANELE5
- ANILE5
- ANCLE7
- ARGLE6
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