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See also:Angle,anglè,anglė,and-angle

English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishangle,angul,angule, borrowed fromMiddle Frenchangle, fromLatinangulus, anglus(“corner, remote area”). Cognate withOld High Germanancha(“nape of the neck”),Middle High Germananke(“joint of the foot, nape of neck”).Doublet ofangulus andankle.

Noun

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Diagram of anangle

angle (pluralangles)

  2. (geometry) Afigure formed by tworays which start from a commonpoint (aplane angle) or by threeplanes thatintersect (asolid angle).
    theangle between lines A and B
  4. (geometry) Themeasure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is theratio (orproportional to the ratio) of thearc length to theradius of asection of acircle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of thesurface area to thesquare of the radius of the section of asphere.
    Theangle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
    • 2013 July-August,Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, inAmerican Scientist:
      The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range ofangles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
  5. Acorner where two walls intersect.
    anangle of a building
  6. A change indirection.
    The horse took off at anangle.
  8. Aviewpoint; a way of looking at something.
    • 2013 January, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, inAmerican Scientist, volume101, number 1, page64:
      In his first book since the 2008 essay collectionNatural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet anotherangle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”
    • 2005, Adams Media,Adams Job Interview Almanac, page299:
      For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women'sangle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."
  9. (media) The focus of a news story.
  10. Any of varioushesperiid butterflies.
  11. (slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
  12. (slang) Anulterior motive; ascheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
    Hisangle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
  13. Aprojecting orsharpcorner; anangularfragment.
  14. (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
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geometrical figure
measure of such a figure
corner where two walls intersect
change in direction
viewpoint
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishanglen(“to meet at an angle, converge”), from the noun (see above).

Verb

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angle (third-person singular simple presentangles,present participleangling,simple past and past participleangled)

  1. (transitive, often in thepassive) To place (something) at an angle.
    The roof isangled at 15 degrees.
  2. (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
    The five ballangled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
  3. (transitive, informal) Topresent orargue something in a particular way or from a particularviewpoint.
    How do you want toangle this when we talk to the client?
  4. (transitive, cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
Translations
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place (something) at an angle

Etymology 3

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FromMiddle Englishangel(“fishhook”), fromOld Englishangel(“hook, fishhook”), fromProto-West Germanic*angul, fromProto-Germanic*angulaz(“hook”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂enk-(“to make crooked, bend”). Cognate withWest Frisianangel(“fishing rod, stinger”),Dutchangel(“fishhook”),GermanAngel(“fishing pole”),Icelandicöngull(“fishhook”),Prasuniuku(“shoulder”).

Noun

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angle (pluralangles)

  1. Afishhook;tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

Etymology 4

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FromMiddle Englishanglen(“to fish, fish with a hook”, literally“to fish-hook”), perhaps fromOld English*anglian, fromProto-West Germanic*anglōn(“to hook”). Cognate withSaterland Frisianongelje(“to fish, angle”),Dutchhengelen(“to fish, angle”),German Low Germanangeln(“to fish, angle”),Germanangeln(“to fish, angle”).

Verb

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angle (third-person singular simple presentangles,present participleangling,simple past and past participleangled)

  1. (intransitive, figurative) To try tocatchfish with ahook andline.
  2. (informal, withfor) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
    He must beangling for a pay rise.
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Translations
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to fish with hook and line
to attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing

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Etymology 1

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Inherited fromLatinangulus

Noun

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angle m (pluralangles)

  1. (geometry)angle(figure formed by two rays which start from a common point)
  2. angle(a corner where two walls intersect)
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Adjective

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angle m orf (masculine and feminine pluralangles)

  1. Anglian(of or pertaining to the Angles)

Noun

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angle m orfby sense (pluralangles)

  1. Angle(member of a Germanic tribe)
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Adverb

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angle

  1. in theEnglish language
  2. in the manner of anEnglish person

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchangle, fromOld Frenchangle, fromLatinangulus, anglus.

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Noun

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angle m (pluralangles)

  1. (geometry) a geometricangle
    La mesure d’unangle droit est égale à 90 degrés.
    The measure of a rightangle is equal to 90 degrees.
  2. a location at thecorner of something, such asstreets,buildings,furniture etc.
    Synonym:coin
  3. aviewpoint or angle

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  • Inside a room, the wordcoin(“corner”) is more usual.

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German

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angle

  1. inflection ofangeln:
    1. first-personsingularpresent
    2. singularimperative
    3. first/third-personsingularsubjunctive I

Haitian Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromFrenchanglais(“English”).

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angle

  1. English language

Italian

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Adjective

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angle f pl

  1. feminineplural ofanglo

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angle f

  1. plural ofangla

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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FromFrenchanglais.

Noun

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angle

  1. English language

Adjective

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angle

  1. English

Old English

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Noun

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angle

  1. dativesingular ofangol

Old French

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinangelus, fromAncient Greekἄγγελος(ángelos).

Noun

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angleoblique singular, m (oblique pluralangles,nominative singularangles,nominative pluralangle)

  1. angel(biblical being)

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanangel, fromOld High Germanangul. CompareGermanangeln,Englishangle.

Verb

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angle

  1. tofish,angle
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