ANGLE


Meaning of ANGLE in English

(~s, angling, ~d)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

An ~ is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.

The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree ~.

N-COUNT

see also right ~

2.

An ~ is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together.

...the ~ of the blade.

N-COUNT: usu the N of n

3.

An ~ is the direction from which you look at something.

Thanks to the ~ 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 ~.

He was considering the idea from all ~s.

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 ~, it is leaning in a particular direction so that it is not straight, horizontal, or vertical.

An iron bar stuck out at an ~...

PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR

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