† amblygonousadj.
Geometry. Obsolete. rare.
Of a triangle: having an obtuse angle. Occasionally also (of an angle): obtuse. Cf. amblygon adj.Recorded only in dictionaries and encyclopedias.
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blunt-angled1551
obtusiangle?a1560
obtuse1570
obtuse-angled1570
amblygon1605
amblygonal1618
obtusangulous1680
amblygonial1704
obtusangular1706
amblygonous1728
obtuse angular1782
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obtuse-angled1570
amblygon1605
amblygonal1618
obtusangulous1680
amblygonial1704
obtusangular1706
amblygonous1728
obtuse angular1782
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Amblygonous Angle, in Geometry, is an obtuse Angle.
1734 Builder's Dict. II. at Triangle If one of the Angles of a Triangle be obtuse, the Triangle is said to be obtuse angular, or amblygonous.
1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVI. at Triangle If one of the angles, as N..be obtuse, the triangle is said to be obtusangular, or amblygonous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).
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