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1. A geometric figure that has a difference between the direction of two lines or surfaces which come together: There is a 90-degree angle between the vertical line and the horizontal line.
2. A surface which is not level or straight: The hill behind Jim's house slopes down an angle of about 30 degrees.
3. The position from which something is approached or looked at: Shirley took pictures of the same scene from several different angles.
4. A bend or a curve: The road makes a sharp angle just over that hill.
3. A point of view or a perspective: Come on Ted, try to look at the situation from Mary's angle.
2. A surface which is not level or straight: The hill behind Jim's house slopes down an angle of about 30 degrees.
3. The position from which something is approached or looked at: Shirley took pictures of the same scene from several different angles.
4. A bend or a curve: The road makes a sharp angle just over that hill.
3. A point of view or a perspective: Come on Ted, try to look at the situation from Mary's angle.
The view of the valley is beautiful from this angle of the hill.
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angle (verb), angles; angled; angling
1. To turn, to point, or to move something so it is not straight or flat: The road was angled down toward the camp grounds.
2. To present something in a special way or from a different point of view: Theodore, the reporter, was trying to angle the story in the newspaper to appeal to more young people.
2. To present something in a special way or from a different point of view: Theodore, the reporter, was trying to angle the story in the newspaper to appeal to more young people.
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(Greek: that which may be turned or spun around; magician's circle; equilateral parallelogram in which only the opposite angles are equal)
(Greek: triangular; three angles)
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An angle that is less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees: A right angle was talking to another angle: "Hi! You're acute angle."
The other angle responded by saying: "Thanks for the compliment!"
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An angle that has a measure of less than 90°: Tommy's father was visiting at his son's kindergarten and had to sit on one of the little chairs with his legs bent at an an acute angle.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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An angle that has a measure of more than 90° and less than 180°: Tom's teacher said that the angle between a person's nose and forehead is an obtuse angle.
He also asked his students to bend their arms in an obtuse angle.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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The angle between the direction of interest (of the Sun, for example) and the zenith (directly overhead): The zenith angle is the angle between the direction to the zenith (point of the celestial sphere vertically overhead) and the direction of a light ray.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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