Dictionary entry details
• ANGLE (noun)
Meaning:
The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("angle" is a kind of...):
space (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angle"):
crotch; fork (the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk)
right angle (the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines)
oblique angle (an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle)
reflex angle (an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360))
perigon; round angle (an angle of 360 degrees)
cutting angle (the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work)
angle of dip; dip; inclination; magnetic dip; magnetic inclination ((physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon)
lead (the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile))
magnetic declination; magnetic variation; variation (the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north)
AZ; azimuth (the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian)
polyhedral angle (the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex)
face angle (the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle)
tilt angle (the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory)
vertical angle (either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines)
angle of view; view angle (the angle included by a photographic lens)
wave angle (the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array)
dogleg (angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog)
angle of extinction; extinction angle (the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light)
axil (the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk)
helix angle (the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone)
complementary angles (two angles whose sum is a right angle)
angular distance (the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer)
plane angle (an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane))
spherical angle (an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles)
solid angle (an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex))
angle of inclination; inclination ((geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis))
inclination; inclination of an orbit ((astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees)
angle of refraction (the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction)
angle of reflection (the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence)
angle of incidence; incidence angle (the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence)
exterior angle; external angle (the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon)
interior angle; internal angle (the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon)
salient angle (an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees)
Meaning:
A biased way of looking at or presenting something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
slant; angle
Hypernyms ("angle" is a kind of...):
point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint (a mental position from which things are viewed)
Meaning:
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Angle" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
• ANGLE (verb)
Meaning:
Move or proceed at an angle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
he angled his way into the room
Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
To incline or bend from a vertical position
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
lean; tilt; angle; slant; tip
Context example:
She leaned over the banister
Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):
bend; flex (form a curve)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "angle"):
incline; pitch; slope (be at an angle)
weather (cause to slope)
heel; list (tilt to one side)
lean back; recline (move the upper body backwards and down)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Seek indirectly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
fish; angle
Context example:
fish for compliments
Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fish with a hook
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):
fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "angle"):
fly-fish; flyfish (fish with flies as lures)
troll (angle with a hook and line drawn through the water)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and angle
Meaning:
Present with a bias
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
slant; weight; angle
Context example:
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):
bias; predetermine (cause to be biased)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
