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angle

12 definitions • 20 examples
1
the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees:

Examples:

The interior angles of a square are right angles or angles of 90 degrees.
The boat settled into the mud at a 35° angle/at an angle of 35°.
2
not horizontal or vertical, but sloping in one direction:

Examples:

The picture was hanging at an angle.
3
the corner of a building, table, or anything with straight sides:

Examples:

His head cracked against the angle of the door pillar.
The shot struck the angle of the goalpost and crossbar.
4
a position from which something is looked at:

Examples:

from any angle You can see the nest when you look at the tree from any angle.
from every angle The tower is visible from every angle.
from the right angle Are you seeing it from the right angle?
from the wrong angle I realized I was looking at it from the wrong angle.
5
a way of considering, judging, or dealing with something:

Examples:

fresh angle on The press was looking for a fresh angle on the situation.
from a different angle Try looking at the issue from a different angle.
from another angle Try looking at the problem from another angle.
6
to aim, turn, or position something in a direction that is not horizontal or vertical:

Examples:

The stage had been steeply angled (= was sloping very noticeably).
She angled her service return perfectly so that it dropped just inside the line.
7
to direct information at a particular group of people:

Examples:

angled at The magazine is angled at the 20 to 35-year-old women's market.
8
the space measured in degrees between two lines or surfaces from the point where they meet:

Examples:

The angles of a square are 90 degrees.
9
The angle of depression is the angle formed when viewing something from below the horizontal.
10
The angle of elevation is the angle formed when viewing something from above the horizontal.
11
a position from which something is seen, or a way of seeing something:

Examples:

The photographer kept moving around to find the best angle for the picture.
Look at this from another angle.
12
to turn, or to move something so that it is not in a straight line or in the center:

Examples:

[ I ] The path angles to the left.
[ T ] We angled the light to take the picture.

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