angle
Two rays meet
The most familiar meaning of angle—the space between two lines that meet at one point—is the inspiration for all others.
A thing that deviates from 90 degrees is at an angle.
Angle has a common figurative meaning as a point of view: He came at it from a completely different angle.
Something with many different angles has multiple features or aspects.
A wide angle is one considerably larger than 90 degrees.
As a verb, it means to move, bend, set, or fix at an angle: Angle the umbrella against the wind.
Meeting point of edges
Intensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- bisectorLine splitting something equally
protractor · polygon · degrees · radians · perpendicular · adjacent · interior · exterior
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- standpointPosition for judgment
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- approachWay of handling something
slant · spin · take · interpretation · bias · aspect · vantage · framing
Angular deviation from level
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- slantOblique angle or bias
- pitchFrequency of sound
- gradientRate of change across space
lean · bank · cant · camber · rake · dip · incline · steepness
Angle-measuring instrument
- degreeUnit of measurement
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- clinometerInstrument measuring slope angles
quadrant · radian · minute · second · vernier · transit · astrolabe · compass
corner
Meeting point of edges
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
bisector · protractor · polygon · degrees · radians · perpendicular · adjacent · interior · exterior · complementary
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- standpointPosition for judgment
- outlookAttitude toward the future
approach · slant · spin · take · interpretation · bias · aspect · vantage · framing · position
tilt
Angular deviation from level
gradient · lean · bank · cant · camber · rake · dip · incline · steepness · bevel
protractor
Angle-measuring instrument
- degreeUnit of measurement
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
clinometer · quadrant · radian · minute · second · vernier · transit · astrolabe · compass · surveying
rod
Thin rigid stick
hook · fly · lure · bait · tackle · catch · trout · bass · salmon · carp
scheme
Calculated strategy, often secretive
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
strategy · ulterior motive · agenda · play · gambit · hustle · con · racket · grift
- geometrycircles, shapes, lines, volume, triangles
- mathematicsalgebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, number
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- geometry termscircle, line, side, square, length
- math conceptsnumbers, algebra, circle, equations, equation
- pitchfastball, curveball, slider, changeup, sinker
anglelevel
Horizontal or uniform position
flat · horizontal · even · straight · plumb
angleneutrality
State of taking sides
objectivity · impartiality · disinterestedness · fairness · detachment
- right anglesNinety-degree intersections
- angled forSought through indirect means
- interior anglesAngles inside a polygon
- complementary angleAngle needing another for ninety
- camera anglePosition of the lens
- wide angleBroad focal perspective
triangle, angled, rectangle, angles, angular, angling, angle of incidence, angler, quadrangle