English > angle: 8 senses > noun 1, shape| Meaning | The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians. |
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| Narrower | angle of extinction, extinction angle | The angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light |
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| angle of incidence, incidence angle | The angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence |
| angle of reflection | The angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence |
| angle of refraction | The angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction |
| angular distance | The angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer |
| axil | The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk |
| azimuth, AZ | The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian |
| complementary angles | Two angles whose sum is a right angle |
| crotch, fork | The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk |
| cutting angle | The angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
| dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon |
| dogleg | angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog |
| exterior angle, external angle | The supplement of an interior angle of a polygon |
| face angle | The angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle |
| helix angle | The constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements ... / elements of a cylinder or cone |
| inclination, angle of inclination | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) |
| inclination, inclination of an orbit | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees |
| interior angle, internal angle | The angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon |
| lead | The angle between the direction a gun / gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
| magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation | The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north |
| oblique angle | An angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle |
| perigon, round angle | An angle of 360 degrees |
| plane angle | An angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane) |
| polyhedral angle | The space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex |
| reflex angle | An angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360) |
| right angle | The 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines |
| salient angle | An angle pointing outward |
| solid angle | An angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex) |
| spherical angle | An angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles |
| tilt angle | The angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory |
| vertical angle | Either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines |
| view angle, angle of view | The angle included by a photographic lens |
| wave angle | The angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array |
| Broader | space | An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
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| Spanish | ángulo |
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| Catalan | angle |
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| Adjectives | angular, angulate | having angles or an angular shape |
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| angular | measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle |
| Verbs | angle | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
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| angle | move or proceed at an angle |
| angulate | make or become angular |
