Meaning of angle | Babel Free

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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)
2. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
3. A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
4. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.
   historical
5. 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
6. 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.
7. A corner where two walls intersect
8. A corner where two walls intersect.
9. A change in direction
10. A change in direction.
11. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something
12. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
13. The focus of a news story.
14. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
15. A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
    slang
16. An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
    slang
17. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
18. Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

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Examples

“the angle between lines A and B”

“The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.”

“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.”

“an angle of a building”

“The horse took off at an angle.”

“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.””

“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."”

“His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.”

“though but an angle reached him of the stone”

“Give me mine angle: we'll to the river there.”

“A fisher next his trembling angle bears.”

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