- straight angle
- noun Date: 1601 an angle whose sides lie in opposite directions from the vertex in the same straight line and which equals two right angles
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straight angle — ► NOUN Mathematics ▪ an angle of 180° … English terms dictionary
straight angle — n. an angle of 180 degrees: see ANGLE1 … English World dictionary
straight angle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms straight angle : singular straight angle plural straight angles maths an angle of 180° … English dictionary
straight angle — straight′ an gle n. math. an angle of 180° • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°. [1595 1605] * * * … Universalium
straight angle — flat angle, angle of one hundred and eighty degrees … English contemporary dictionary
straight angle — noun Mathematics an angle of 180° … English new terms dictionary
straight angle — /ˈstreɪt æŋgəl/ (say strayt angguhl) noun an angle of 180° …
straight angle — noun an angle of 180 degrees • Hypernyms: ↑angular unit • Part Holonyms: ↑circumference … Useful english dictionary
Angle — This article is about angles in geometry. For other uses, see Angle (disambiguation). Oblique angle redirects here. For the cinematographic technique, see Dutch angle. ∠, the angle symbol In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays… … Wikipedia
