angle

angle
an|gle1 W3S3 [ˈæŋgəl] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin angulus]
1.) the space between two straight lines or surfaces that join each other, measured in degrees
an angle of sth
▪ an angle of 45°
angle of
▪ the angles of a triangle
▪ You didn't measure the angle accurately.
angle between
▪ the angle between walls and ceiling
2.) a way of considering a problem or situation
▪ We're approaching the issue from many different angles .
▪ Look at every angle of the situation.
angle to
▪ There's another angle to this question.
3.) a position from which you look at something or photograph it
from a ... angle
▪ This drawing of the monastery was done from an unusual angle.
▪ Some of the pictures have strange camera angles.
4.) at an angle
leaning to one side and not straight or upright
▪ The portrait was hanging at an angle.
at a slight/steep angle
▪ The sign leaned over at a slight angle.
5.) the shape formed when two lines or surfaces join
angle of
▪ My head struck the angle of the shelf.
angle 2
angle2 v [T]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: ANGLE1]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: angle for From angle 'fishhook' (11-19 centuries), from Old English angel]
1.) to move or place something so that it is not straight or upright
▪ a mirror angled to reflect light from a window
▪ Philip angled his chair towards the door.
2.) to present information from a particular point of view or for a specific group of people
▪ The book is angled towards a business audience.
angle for [angle for sth] phr v
to try to get something you want without asking directly for it
▪ She was obviously angling for an invitation.
▪ I didn't want him to think I was just angling for sympathy.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • angle — m. angle. Angle maigre : angle aigu. Géom. > Angle agut, obtùs, drech : angle aigu, obtus, droit. voir motut …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • angle — 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,… …   English World dictionary

  • Angle — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • angle — noun. This word had been used since the 1870s in the meaning ‘the aspect from which a matter is considered’ • (The old stagers…the men who knew all the angles, who had great experience Nevil Shute, 1944) often with a defining word: the OED gives… …   Modern English usage

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