angle
noun
[ ˈaŋɡ(ə)l ]
• the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
• "in any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle"
• a particular way of approaching or considering an issue or problem.
• "discussing the problems from every conceivable angle"
Similar:
perspective,
way of looking at something,
point of view,
viewpoint,
standpoint,
position,
side,
aspect,
slant,
direction,
approach,
outlook,
light,
• 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.
• "the supporting frame is usually of aluminium angle bolted together"
angle
verb
• direct or incline at an angle.
• "he angled his chair so that he could watch her"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin angulus ‘corner’.
angle
verb
• fish with a rod and line.
• "there are no big fish left to angle for"
• seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it.
• "Ralph had begun to angle for an invitation"
Similar:
try to get,
seek to obtain,
make a bid for,
aim for,
cast about for,
cast round for,
cast around for,
solicit,
hope for,
look for,
fish for,
be after,
angle
noun
• a fish hook.
• "you will be pleased too, if you find a Trout at one of our Angles"
Origin:
Old English angul (noun); the verb dates from late Middle English.
Angle
noun
• 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.
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 angle2). Compare with English.
