- the space between two lines or surfaces that join, measured in degrees
- a 45° angle
- the rocket’s angle of descent
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2- Draw a 130° angle in your notebooks.
- Each joint can move through an angle of 90°.
- The vertical line makes an angle with the horizontal line.
- the angle between these two lines
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- oblique
- obtuse
- …
- form
- make
- draw
- …
- at an angle
- angle between
- a corner on the outside or inside of something
- It's a modern building, all brick and glass and sharp angles.
- the direction that something is leaning or pointing in when it does not go straight up and down or straight across from side to side
- at an angle The Tower of Pisa leans at an angle.
- The plane was coming in at a steep angle.
- His hair was sticking up at all angles.
- His shoulder was bent at an odd angle so it must be broken.
- at an angle to something Venus and the Earth orbit the Sun at a slight angle to each other.
Extra Examples- He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
- She adjusted the angle of the legs to make the table stand more firmly.
- The calf's legs were splayed out at awkward angles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- oblique
- obtuse
- …
- form
- make
- draw
- …
- at an angle
- angle between
- a position from which you look at something
- The photo was taken from an unusual angle.
- The painting changes slightly when seen from different angles.
- The variety of camera angles gives her photographs interest.
Extra Examples- How you see the building depends on your angle of vision.
- Seeing herself from this angle, she realized how like her mother she looked.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- interesting
- strange
- unusual
- …
- take
- from an angle
- angle of vision
- from all angles
- from every conceivable angle
- …
- a particular way of presenting or thinking about a situation, problem, etc.
- We need a new angle for our next advertising campaign.
- You can look at the issue from many different angles.
- You start seeing some solutions when you view something from all angles.
- The article concentrates on the human angle (= the part that concerns people's emotions) of the story.
Extra Examples- You need to consider the question from all angles.
- The subject is considered from an unusual angle.
- We've looked at the problem from every possible angle but still haven't found a solution.
- He took a different angle on the story.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- interesting
- strange
- unusual
- …
- take
- from an angle
- angle of vision
- from all angles
- from every conceivable angle
- …
Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin angulus ‘corner’.
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