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angle
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?ng'g?l, IPA(key): /?æ?.??l/
- Rhymes: -æ???l
Etymology 1
From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus (“corner, remote area”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?engulos < *h?eng- (“corner, hirn”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus.
Noun
angle (plural angles)
- (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- (geometry) 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.
- A corner where two walls intersect.
- A change in direction.
- A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
- 2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac (page 299)
- For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."
- 2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac (page 299)
- (media) The focus of a news story.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
- A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Synonyms
- (corner): corner, nook
- (change in direction): swerve
- (vertex): -gon (as per hexagon)
- (viewpoint): opinion, perspective, point of view, slant, view, viewpoint
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Verb
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
- (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
- (transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
- (transitive, cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving 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.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English anglen (“to fish”), from Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel, angul (“fishhook”), from Proto-Germanic *angul?, *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?enk- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), German angeln (“to fish, angle”), Icelandic öngull (“fishhook”).
Verb
angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
- (informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
angle (plural angles)
- A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, Vertuminus and Pomona
- A fisher next his trembling angle bears.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, Vertuminus and Pomona
Anagrams
- Angel, Elgan, Galen, Lange, Legan, Nagle, agnel, angel, genal, glean, lenga
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?a?.?l?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?a?.?le/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan angle, from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h?engulos (“joint?”).
Noun
angle m (plural angles)
- (geometry) angle (figure formed by two rays which start from a common point)
- angle (a corner where two walls intersect)
Related terms
- angular
Etymology 2
Adjective
angle (masculine and feminine plural angles)
- Anglian (of or pertaining to the Angles)
Noun
angle m or f (plural angles)
- Angle (member of a Germanic tribe)
Related terms
- anglo-
Further reading
- “angle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adverb
angle
- in the English language
- in the manner of an English person
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Middle French angle, from Old French angle, from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h?engulos (“joint?”), from *h?eng-, *ang- (“corner, hirn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???l/
Noun
angle m (plural angles)
- (geometry) A geometric angle.
- A location at the corner of something, such as streets, buildings, furniture etc.
- Synonym: coin
- A viewpoint or angle.
Usage notes
- Inside a room, the word coin (“corner”) is more usual.
Derived terms
See also
- coin
Further reading
- “angle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- génal, glane, glané
German
Verb
angle
- inflection of angeln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French anglais (“English”).
Noun
angle
- English language
Italian
Adjective
angle
- feminine plural of anglo
Noun
angle f
- plural of angla
Anagrams
- glena, lagne, legna
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French anglais
Noun
angle
- English language
Adjective
angle
- English
Old French
Alternative forms
- ange, angele, angre, enge
Etymology
From Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ángelos).
Noun
angle m (oblique plural angles, nominative singular angles, nominative plural angle)
- angel (biblical being)
Descendants
- Middle French: ange, angele, aingle, engle, angle, angre
- French: ange
- Haitian Creole: zanj
- Norman: aunge
- French: ange
- Picard: anche
- Walloon: andje
- ? Middle English: aungel, engel, angel, ængel, aungil, aungell, angell, angyl, angyll, angylle, awngel, enngell
- English: angel (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: angel, aungel
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German angeln, English angle.
Verb
angle
- to fish, angle
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attitude
English
Etymology
From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptit?d? (“aptitude”) and actit?d? (“acting, posture”), from Latin apt? and actit?. Doublet of aptitude.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æt??tju?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æt?tud/, [?æ??tud]
Noun
attitude (countable and uncountable, plural attitudes)
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- Synonyms: posture, stance
- (figuratively) Disposition or state of mind.
- (Canada, US) Unpleasant behavior. [1]
- (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
- Synonyms: trim, orientation
- (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
- Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
attitude (third-person singular simple present attitudes, present participle attituding, simple past and past participle attituded)
- To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- […] nymphs of quality, formed for the offices of love and of conversation, are attituded about her, each star set as it were in surrounding satellites of admirers; […]
- 1837, William E. Burton, The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 1, page 123,
- Attituded like an inspired curling-tongs, leaning back heavily on his right leg, and throwing forward his left, his arm elevated to a level with his shoulder, the clenched fist grasping a brush that might have been available in […]
- 1971, American Astronautical Society, Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Volume 29, Part 2, page 395,
- The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
- He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
- 2008, Yvonne Müller, "The Absentee": an Interpretation - an Analysis of Maria Edgeworth's Novel, page 12,
- The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
- 2010, R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later, page 82,
- I was really tripping, 'cause this nigga had the nerve to be attituded up when he was the one always doing something he had no business doing.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
Further reading
- attitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- attuited
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ti.tyd/
Noun
attitude f (plural attitudes)
- attitude, position
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