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angle

Definitions


[ˈaŋɡl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet
(e.g: in any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle)

- a particular way of approaching or considering an issue or problem
(e.g: discussing the problems from every conceivable angle)

- each of the four cardinal points of a chart, from which the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses extend anticlockwise respectively

- angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal
(e.g: the supporting frame is usually of aluminium angle bolted together)


Phrases:
- at an angle
- from all angles

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin angulus ‘corner’


[ˈaŋɡl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- direct or incline at an angle
(e.g: he angled his chair so that he could watch her)


Phrases:
- at an angle
- from all angles

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin angulus ‘corner’


[ˈaŋɡl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fish with a rod and line
(e.g: there are no big fish left to angle for)

- seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it
(e.g: Ralph had begun to angle for an invitation)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English angul (noun); the verb dates from late Middle English


[ˈaŋɡl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fish hook
(e.g: you will be pleased too, if you find a Trout at one of our Angles)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English angul (noun); the verb dates from late Middle English


[ˈaŋɡl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a Germanic people, originally inhabitants of what is now Schleswig-Holstein, who came to England in the 5th century AD. The Angles founded kingdoms in Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia and gave their name to England and the English
(e.g: the Angles and Saxons from modern-day Denmark and Germany began landing in eastern England)


Phrases:

Origin:
from Latin Anglus, (plural) Angli ‘the people of Angul’, a district of Schleswig (now in northern Germany), so named because of its shape; of Germanic origin, related to Old English angul (see angle). Compare with English




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