right-angle
Square's corner measure
A right angle is 90 degrees—the angle formed where perpendicular lines meet, like the corner of a square or rectangle.
As a modifier, right-angle describes something positioned at or forming this angle: a right-angle turn, right-angle brackets.
The related adjective is right-angled: a right-angled triangle.
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- L-shapeTwo segments at ninety degrees
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- hypotenuseLongest right-triangle side
Pythagorean · adjacent · opposite · protractor · compass · quadrant · bisector · acute
Meeting point of edges
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- jointShared by multiple parties
- elbowArm's middle joint
bend · turn · nook · abutment · bracket · brace · molding · trim
Right-angled drawing guide
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
drafting · machinist · precision · measuring · layout · alignment · calibration · miter
perpendicular
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- L-shapeTwo segments at ninety degrees
- vertexPoint where edges converge
hypotenuse · Pythagorean · adjacent · opposite · protractor · compass · quadrant · bisector · acute · obtuse
corner
Meeting point of edges
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- jointShared by multiple parties
elbow · bend · turn · nook · abutment · bracket · brace · molding · trim · baseboard
T-square
Right-angled drawing guide
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
woodworking · drafting · machinist · precision · measuring · layout · alignment · calibration · miter · plumb
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