transcription, транскрипция: [ æŋg(ə)l ]
( angles, angling, angled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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.
N-COUNT
see also right angle
2.
An angle is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together.
...the angle of the blade.
N-COUNT : usu the N of n
3.
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...
N-COUNT
4.
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.
N-COUNT : supp N
5.
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.
VERB : usu cont , V for n
6.
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...
PHRASE : PHR after v , v-link PHR