Angle Definition
- point where two lines meet
- obtuse angle
- y
- incline
- cusp
- fork
- crotch
- flare
- divergence
- acute angle
- right-angle
- v
- decline
- elbow
- notch
(geometry, of a two-dimensional shape) Having the specified number of internal angles.
Origin of Angle
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From Middle English anglelen (“to fish”), from angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel, angul (“fishhook”), from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ank-, *Hank- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), German angeln (“to fish, angle”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English, from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus (“corner, remote area”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”).
From Wiktionary
Mostly derived from the toponym Angle, from *anguz "narrow, tight; tapering, angular", either indicating the "narrow" water (i.e. the Schlei estuary), or the "angular" shape of the peninsula.
From Wiktionary
Middle English anglen from angel fishhook from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin Anglī the Angles of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French from Latin angulus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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