alternate anglenoun [ C, usually plural ]
uk/ɒlˌtɜː.nət ˈæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈɑːltɝː.nət ˌæŋ.ɡəl/UK specialized US alternate angleone of two equal angles on opposite sides of a line that crosses two usually parallel lines (= lines that are always the same distance apart), and on opposite sides of those lines
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
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