angle
♦ an|gle /'æŋgəl/ (angles angling angled)
1 [N-COUNT]
An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle.
see also right angle
2 [N-COUNT] usu the N of n
An angle is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together.
...the angle of the blade.
3 [N-COUNT]
An angle is the direction from which you look at something.
Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset...
4 [N-COUNT] supp N
You can refer to a way of presenting something or thinking about it as a particular angle.
He was considering the idea from all angles.
5 [VERB] usu cont, V for n
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get it without asking for it directly.
It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.
6 [PHRASE] PHR after v, v-link PHR
If something is at an angle, it is leaning in a particular direction so that it is not straight, horizontal, or vertical.
An iron bar stuck out at an angle...right an|gle (right angles)
also right-angle
1 [N-COUNT]
A right angle is an angle of ninety degrees. A square has four right angles.
2 [PHRASE] oft PHR to n
If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
...two lasers at right angles.
1 [N-COUNT]
An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle.
see also right angle
2 [N-COUNT] usu the N of n
An angle is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together.
...the angle of the blade.
3 [N-COUNT]
An angle is the direction from which you look at something.
Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset...
4 [N-COUNT] supp N
You can refer to a way of presenting something or thinking about it as a particular angle.
He was considering the idea from all angles.
5 [VERB] usu cont, V for n
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get it without asking for it directly.
It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.
6 [PHRASE] PHR after v, v-link PHR
If something is at an angle, it is leaning in a particular direction so that it is not straight, horizontal, or vertical.
An iron bar stuck out at an angle...right an|gle (right angles)
also right-angle
1 [N-COUNT]
A right angle is an angle of ninety degrees. A square has four right angles.
2 [PHRASE] oft PHR to n
If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
...two lasers at right angles.