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ANGLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A biased way of looking at or presenting something

Synonyms:

angle; slant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("angle" is a kind of...):

point of view; stand; standpoint; viewpoint (a mental position from which things are viewed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Angle" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("angle" is a kind of...):

space (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angle"):

wave angle (the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array)

angle of view; view angle (the angle included by a photographic lens)

vertical angle (either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines)

tilt angle (the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory)

face angle (the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle)

polyhedral angle (the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex)

AZ; azimuth (the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian)

magnetic declination; magnetic variation; variation (the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north)

lead (the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile))

angle of dip; dip; inclination; magnetic dip; magnetic inclination ((physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon)

cutting angle (the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work)

perigon; round angle (an angle of 360 degrees)

reflex angle (an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360))

oblique angle (an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle)

right angle (the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines)

dogleg (angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog)

crotch; fork (the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk)

axil (the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk)

helix angle (the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone)

complementary angles (two angles whose sum is a right angle)

angular distance (the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer)

plane angle (an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane))

spherical angle (an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles)

solid angle (an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex))

angle of inclination; inclination ((geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis))

inclination; inclination of an orbit ((astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees)

salient angle (an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees)

interior angle; internal angle (the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon)

exterior angle; external angle (the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon)

angle of incidence; incidence angle (the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence)

angle of reflection (the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence)

angle of refraction (the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction)

angle of extinction; extinction angle (the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light)

Derivation:

angle (to incline or bend from a vertical position)

angle (move or proceed at an angle)

angular (having angles or an angular shape)

angular (measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle)

angulate (make or become angular)

angulate (having angles or an angular shape)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Present with a bias

Example:

He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

Synonyms:

angle; slant; weight

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):

bias; predetermine (cause to be biased)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fish with a hook

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):

fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "angle"):

fly-fish; flyfish (fish with flies as lures)

troll (angle with a hook and line drawn through the water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

In the summer they like to go out and angle

Derivation:

angler (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)

angler (a fisherman who uses a hook and line)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Seek indirectly

Example:

fish for compliments

Synonyms:

angle; fish

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):

look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

To incline or bend from a vertical position

Example:

She leaned over the banister

Synonyms:

angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):

bend; flex (form a curve)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "angle"):

incline; pitch; slope (be at an angle)

weather (cause to slope)

heel; list (tilt to one side)

lean back; recline (move the upper body backwards and down)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Move or proceed at an angle

Example:

he angled his way into the room

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "angle" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

angler (a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Brinzolamide is used to treat increased pressure in the eye caused by open-angle glaucoma.

(Brinzolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles.

(CAT scan, NCI Dictionary)

Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body.

(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.

(Angle Closure Glaucoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Light can be described as a wave of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate in directions at right angles to each other and to their direction of travel.

(Planck Takes Magnetic Fingerprint of Our Galaxy, JPL/NASA)

Scientists think the delay was a result of our viewing angle, and it took time for the jet directed toward Earth to expand into our line of sight.

(NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event, NASA)

The underlying causes of primary open angle glaucoma remain poorly understood, but likely involve both genetic and environmental influences.

(Glaucoma-related genes revealed, NIH)

With Saturn in fine angle to this new moon, the career successes you will score shortly after March 24 are likely to remain with you long into the future.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on June 3, 2016 using a spectral filter which preferentially admits wavelengths of ultraviolet light centered at 338 nanometers.

(Regarding Rhea, NASA)

On Oct. 26, it will pass through the ecliptic plane - the plane in which Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun - from above at roughly a 40-degree angle.

(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)