Angle

noun

  1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

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  2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.

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  3. A corner where two walls intersect.

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  4. A change in direction.

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  5. A viewpoint.

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  6. The focus of a news story.

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  7. A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.

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  8. A scheme; a means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, possibly illegal.

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verb

  1. To place (something) at an angle.

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  2. To change direction rapidly.

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  3. To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.

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  4. To leave the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.

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  5. To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

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  6. (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

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