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angle

Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

The English word “angle” has 19 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
  2. 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.
  3. A corner where two walls intersect.
  4. A change in direction.
  5. A viewpoint; a physical position to observe something.
  6. A point of view; a perspective of thought.
  7. The focus of a news story.
  8. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
  9. A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
  10. An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
  11. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
  12. Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
  13. A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

verb

  1. To place (something) at an angle.
  2. To change direction rapidly.
  3. To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
  4. 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.
  5. To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
  6. To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

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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