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angle

noun
/ˈæŋ.ɡəl//ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der. Proto-Germanic *angulaz Proto-West Germanic *angul Old English angol Middle English angel English angle From Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel (“hook, fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to make crooked, bend”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Ongle (“fishhook; fishing pole”), West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), Luxembourgish Aangel (“fishing rod”), Icelandic öngull (“fishhook”), Norwegian Nynorsk angel, ongel, ongul (“fishhook”), Swedish angel (“pike hook”), Prasuni uku (“shoulder”).

  1. derived from *h₂enk-✻ — “to make crooked, bend”
  2. inherited from *angulaz✻ — “hook”
  3. inherited from *angul✻
  4. inherited from angel — “hook, fishhook”
  5. inherited from angel — “fishhook”

Definitions

  1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three…

    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

  2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or…

    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.

  3. A corner where two walls intersect.

    • an angle of a building
  4. ›+ 16 more definitions

    1. A change in direction.

      • The horse took off at an angle.

    2. A viewpoint

      A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

    3. The focus of a news story.

    4. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

    5. A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.

    6. An ulterior motive

      An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.

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

    7. A projecting or sharp corner

      A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.

      • though but an angle reached him of the stone

    8. Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart

      Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

    9. To place (something) at an angle.

      • The roof is angled at 15 degrees.

    10. To change direction rapidly.

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

    11. 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?

    12. To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket…

      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.

    13. A fishhook

      A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

      • Give me mine angle: we'll to the river there.
      • A fisher next his trembling angle bears.

    14. To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

    15. To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

      • He must be angling for a pay rise.

    16. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded…

      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.

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Derived

acute-angled, adjacent angle, advance angle, angle bar, angle bead, angle bisector, angle brace, angle bracket, angledozer, angle for, angle for farthings, anglegram, angle grinder, angle harp, angle iron, angle leaf, angleless, angle level, anglemeter, angle of attack, angle of depression, angle of elevation, angle of His, angle of incidence, angle of Louis, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, angle of repose, angle of torsion, angle of vanishing stability, angle of view, angle parking, anglepoise, angle quote, angles and dangles, angle shaft, angle shoot, angle-shoot, angle shooter, angle shooting · +90 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at angle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at angle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at angle

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA