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angle1 /angˈgl/ noun- A corner
- The distance or change in direction between two lines or surfaces diverging from the same point, measured in degrees (º), radians, right angles or (of angular velocity) revolutions
- A measurement of such a change in direction, etc
- The inclination of two straight lines, or of two curves measured by that of their tangents, or of two planes measured by that of perpendiculars to their intersection (geometry)
- The spread of a cone, a number of meeting planes or the like, measured by the area on the surface of a sphere subtending it at the centre (geometry)
- An outlying corner or nook (archaic)
- A point of view, a way of looking at something (informal)
- A scheme, a plan devised for profit (slang)
- A sharply curving direction (of a shot or kick) (sport)
- A frame (snooker, etc)
- An angle shot (squash)
- An angle iron
transitive verb- To move, drive, direct, turn, adjust or present at an angle
- To present (news, etc) in such a way as to serve a particular end
- To corner, put in a corner
- To put in the jaws of a billiard pocket
intransitive verb To proceed at an angle or by an angular course ORIGIN: Fr, from L angulus, cognate with Gr ankylos; both from root ank- to bend, seen also in anchor and ankle angˈled adjective - Having angles
- Biased
angˈlewise adverb angle bracket noun A bracket with a pointed shape, > or < . angled deck or (US) canted deck noun The flight deck of an aircraft-carrier prolonged diagonally from one side of the ship, so that aircraft may take off and land without interference from or with aircraft parked at the bows angˈledozer noun A bulldozer whose blade may be angled or tilted to the left or right angle grinder noun An electric tool with an abrasive disc for grinding or sanding angle iron noun (also angle or angle bar) an L-shaped piece of iron or steel used in structural work, etc angle of attack noun (aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the relative airflow, normally the immediate flight path of the aircraft angle of deviation noun (physics) The angle between the paths of a ray of light before and after passing through a prism or other optical device angle of incidence see under incident angle of reflection see under reflect angle of refraction see under refract angle shot noun - A shot taken with a camera tilted above or below the horizontal (cinematography)
- A shot which hits first the side wall and then the front wall, without touching the floor (squash)
angle2 /angˈgl/ intransitive verb- To fish with rod and line (for)
- To try to gain by some artifice (with for)
transitive verb To angle for noun- A fish-hook or fishing-tackle (obsolete)
- An act of angling (esp figurative)
ORIGIN: OE angul a hook angˈler noun - A person who fishes with rod and line, esp for sport
- The devilfish or fishing-frog, a wide-mouthed voracious fish (Lophius piscatorius) that attracts its prey by waving filaments attached to its head (also angler fish)
- Extended to related kinds, some of them remarkable for the dwarf males parasitic on the female
angˈling noun angˈleworm noun Any worm used as bait by anglers |