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noun(an-gle)a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
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noun(an-gle)the figure formed by two lines extending from the same point; also : dihedral angle
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noun(an-gle)a measure of an angle or of the amount of turning necessary to bring one line or plane into coincidence with or parallel to another
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verb(an-gle)to turn or proceed at an angle
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verb(an-gle)to turn, move, or direct at an angle
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verb(an-gle)to present (something, such as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view : slant
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verb(an-gle)to fish with a hook
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verb(an-gle)to use artful means to attain an objective
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noun(an-gle)a member of a Germanic people that invaded England along with the Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon peoples
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plural noun(an-gle)any pair of angles each of which is on the same side of one of two lines cut by a transversal and on the same side of the transversal
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noun(an-gle)two angles that add up to 90 degrees
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noun(an-gle)one of a pair of angles with different vertices and on opposite sides of a transversal at its intersection with two other lines:
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noun(an-gle)one of a pair of angles inside the two intersected lines —called also alternate interior angle
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noun(an-gle)one of a pair of angles outside the two intersected lines —called also alternate exterior angle
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noun(an-gle)either of the angles of a triangle that have one side in common with the base
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noun(an-gle)an angle formed by two radii of a circle
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noun(an-gle)the least angle of incidence at which total reflection takes place