Angle

n//ˈæŋ.ɡəl//

angler, vinkel, plan vinkel, rymdvinkel, hörn, knut, synvinkel, fiska, vinkla, meta

  1. (historical) 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.

  2. (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

  3. (geometry) 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.

  4. A corner where two walls intersect.

  5. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

  6. (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

  7. (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

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