Angle

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).
 * the angle between lines A and B
 * 1)  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.
 * The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
 * 1) A corner where two walls intersect.
 * an angle of a building
 * 1) A change in direction.
 * The horse took off at an angle.
 * 1) A viewpoint.
 * Look at it from this angle.
 * 1)  The focus of a news story.
 * 2)  A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
 * 3)  A scheme; a means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, possibly illegal.
 * His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.

Synonyms

 * corner
 * swerve, tangent
 * -gon (as per hexagon)
 * opinion, perspective, point of view, slant, view, viewpoint

Derived terms

 * acute-angled
 * angle quote
 * angle bracket
 * central angle
 * complementary angle
 * dihedral angle


 * exterior angle
 * interior angle
 * oblique angle
 * obtuse-angled
 * opposite angle


 * pentangle
 * plane angle
 * quadrangle
 * rectangle
 * right angle


 * round angle
 * solid angle
 * straight angle
 * supplementary angle
 * triangle
 * vertical angle

Related terms

 * angular
 * angulate
 * angulation

Verb

 * 1)  To place (something) at an angle.
 * The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
 * 1)  To change direction rapidly.
 * The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
 * 1)  To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
 * How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?
 * 1)  To leave 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.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: слагам под ъгъл
 * Finnish: olla kulmassa, olla kulma


 * Swedish: vinkla

Verb

 * 1)  To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
 * 2)  (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
 * He must be angling for a pay rise.