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angle

Pronunciation: /ɑ̃ɡl/

“angle” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a geometric angle
  2. a location at the corner of something, such as streets, buildings, furniture etc.
  3. a viewpoint or angle

In French

  1. Espace entre deux lignes ou deux plans qui se croisent; inclinaison d’une ligne par rapport à une autre; se mesure en degrés, en grades ou en radians.
  2. Coin, extrémité d’une chose terminée par un croisement.
  3. Façon de voir ou de présenter les choses, point de vue.
  4. Rudesse; aspérités.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French angle, from Old French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus.

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