angle

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

angles

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

angle

past (v2)

angled

past participle (v3)

angled

present participle

angling

3rd person singular

angles

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A corner where two walls intersect.

2. 2.A change in direction.

   • The horse took off at an angle.

3. 3.A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

4. 4.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.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To change direction rapidly.(informal)

   • The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.

2. 2.To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.(informal)

   • How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?

3. 3.To place (something) at an angle.

   • The roof is angled at 15 degrees.

4. 4.To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving 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.

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