(~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