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[ noun ] the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)Every morning early , in the summer , we searched the trunks of the trees as high as we could reach for the locust shells , carefully detached their hooked claws from the bark where they hung , and stabled them , a weird faery herd , in an angle between the high roots of the tulip_tree , where no grass grew in the dense shade . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)The legation was generously set back from the building line ; if the angle of fire were too great the jutting buildings on either side would interfere . Related terms space solid_angle inclination inclination angle_of_extinction azimuth right_angle lead angular_distance oblique_angle axil salient_angle interior_angle plane_angle dogleg wave_angle crotch reflex_angle perigon cutting_angle dip magnetic_declination exterior_angle polyhedral_angle angle_of_incidence spherical_angle tilt_angle face_angle vertical_angle view_angle angle_of_refraction angle_of_reflection helix_angle complementary_angles angulate |
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[ noun ] a biased way of looking at or presenting something
Synonyms Used in print (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)`` They were supposed to meet Thor at nine p._m. for a conference concerning the ad_campaign for their soap , a new angle based on this SX-21 stuff '' . That was the new advertising angle - something about a Lloyd's_of_London policy to insure the secrecy of the secret ingredient . Related terms |
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[ verb ] move or proceed at an angle
Examples "he angled his way into the room" Used in print (Brett Halliday, The Careless Corpse....)He turned , then , to look toward the lighted Boulevard , and saw Rourke 's tall , emaciated figure come_out of the lounge and hurriedly start to angle across the street toward the opposite side . (Wayne D. Overholser, The Killer Marshal....)His visitors had crawled through the south fence and were crossing the meadow , angling toward the house . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2626
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5173
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[ noun ] a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
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