Meaning

13 senses
  1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

    the angle between lines A and B

    Winkel

    у́голúgol

    кутkut

  2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.

    The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.

    Winkel

    у́голúgol

  3. A corner where two walls intersect.

    an angle of a building

    Ecke, Wandecke, Aussenecke

    у́голúgol

    кутkut, рігrih, ву́голvúhol

  4. A change in direction.

    The horse took off at an angle.

    Richtungsänderung

  5. A viewpoint; a physical position to observe something.

    Blickwinkel, Blickpunkt, Standpunkt

    то́чка зре́нияtóčka zrénija, у́голúgol

    то́чка зо́руtóčka zóru

  6. A point of view; a perspective of thought.

  7. The focus of a news story.

  8. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

  9. (slang)A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.

  10. (slang)An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.

    His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.

  11. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.

  12. Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

More definitions
  • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
  • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
  • a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Examples

126 sentences
  1. A right angle has ninety degrees.

    Прямий кут має 90 градусів.

    ruПрямой угол составляет 90 градусов.

    deEin rechter Winkel hat neunzig Grad.

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  2. We considered the problem from all angles.

    Ми розглянули цю проблему з усіх боків.

    ruМы рассмотрели проблему со всех сторон.

    deWir haben das Problem aus allen Blickwinkeln betrachtet.

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  3. Let's approach this problem from different angle.

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  4. Let's approach the problem from a different angle.

    ruРассмотрим проблему под другим углом.

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  5. I've decided to approach the problem from another angle.

    ruЯ решил рассмотреть проблему под другим углом.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
geometrical figure:
corner where two walls intersect:
viewpoint:
Русский
By meaning 2
geometrical figure:
viewpoint:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
geometrical figure:
corner where two walls intersect:
change in direction:
viewpoint:

Origin

From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin an

From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.

From Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel (“hook, fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to make crooked, bend”).

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