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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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rangle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æ??l?/
- Rhymes: -æ???l
Etymology 1
From range +? -le (frequentative suffix).
Verb
rangle (third-person singular simple present rangles, present participle rangling, simple past and past participle rangled)
- (obsolete, dialect, Britain) To range about in an irregular manner.
Etymology 2
Noun
rangle (uncountable)
- Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths [from 17th c.]
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Rangle”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 1 (Q–R), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 141, column 3.
Anagrams
- Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, angler, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, regnal
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra?l?/
Verb
rangle
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Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
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