angle
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus (“corner, remote area”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos < *h₂eng- (“corner, hirn”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus.
NounEdit
angle (plural angles)
- (geometry) 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
- (geometry) 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.
- 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
- A corner where two walls intersect.
- an angle of a building
- A change in direction.
- The horse took off at an angle.
- A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
- 2013 January 1, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 64:
- In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”
- 2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac (page 299)
- For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."
- (media) The focus of a news story.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
- His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
- A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- 1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 731548838:
- though but an angle reached him of the stone
- (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
SynonymsEdit
- (corner): corner, nook
- (change in direction): swerve
- (vertex): -gon (as per hexagon)
- (viewpoint): opinion, perspective, point of view, slant, view, viewpoint
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- acute-angled
- angle bracket
- angle harp
- angle iron
- angle of attack
- angle of incidence
- angle of reflection
- angle of refraction
- angle of repose
- angle parking
- angle quote
- angle shoot
- angular
- angulate
- angulation
- narrow-angle
- narrow-angle lens
- obtuse-angled
- pentangle
- play the angles
- quadrangle
- rectangle
- triangle
- wide-angle
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VerbEdit
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
- The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
- (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
- The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
- (transitive, informal) 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?
- (transitive, cue sports) 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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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English anglen (“to fish”), from Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel, angul (“fishhook”), from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), German angeln (“to fish, angle”), Icelandic öngull (“fishhook”).
VerbEdit
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
- 1961 May, Mark B. Warburton, “Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells”, in Trains Illustrated, page 276:
- Both the Somerset Central and the Bristol & Exeter were angling for the Cheddar and Wells traffic and on March 15, 1859, the S.C.R. extended its broad-gauge Highbridge-Glastonbury line for another 5¼ miles to Wells.
- (informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
- He must be angling for a pay rise.
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NounEdit
angle (plural angles)
- A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
- c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene v]:
- Give me mine angle: we'll to the river there.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, Vertuminus and Pomona
- A fisher next his trembling angle bears.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Occitan angle, from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”).
NounEdit
angle m (plural angles)
- (geometry) angle (figure formed by two rays which start from a common point)
- angle (a corner where two walls intersect)
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Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
angle (masculine and feminine plural angles)
- Anglian (of or pertaining to the Angles)
NounEdit
angle m or f (plural angles)
- Angle (member of a Germanic tribe)
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Further readingEdit
- “angle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
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AdverbEdit
angle
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French angle, from Old French angle, from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”), from *h₂eng-, *ang- (“corner, hirn”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
angle m (plural angles)
- (geometry) A geometric angle.
- La mesure d'un angle droit est égale à 90 degrés.
- The measure of a right angle is equal to 90 degrees.
- A location at the corner of something, such as streets, buildings, furniture etc.
- Synonym: coin
- A viewpoint or angle.
Usage notesEdit
- Inside a room, the word coin (“corner”) is more usual.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “angle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
VerbEdit
angle
- inflection of angeln:
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French anglais (“English”).
NounEdit
angle
- English language
ItalianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
angle
NounEdit
angle f
AnagramsEdit
Mauritian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
angle
- English language
AdjectiveEdit
angle
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).
NounEdit
angle m (oblique plural angles, nominative singular angles, nominative plural angle)
- angel (biblical being)
DescendantsEdit
- Middle French: ange, angele, aingle, engle, angle, angre
- Picard: anche
- Walloon: andje
- → Middle English: aungel, engel, angel, ængel, aungil, aungell, angell, angyl, angyll, angylle, awngel, enngell
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare German angeln, English angle.
VerbEdit
angle