angle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The space between two lines or surfaces that meet, measured in degrees.

   A right angle measures exactly ninety degrees.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular way of thinking about or looking at a problem or situation.

   The reporter approached the story from a new angle.

3. 3
   verb

   To turn or position something so that it is not straight or upright.

   She angled the chair towards the window to catch the light.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der. Proto-Germanic *angulaz Proto-West Germanic *angul Old English angol Middle English angel English angle From Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel (“hook, fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to make crooked, bend”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Ongle (“fishhook; fishing pole”), West Frisian angel (“fishing rod, stinger”), Dutch angel (“fishhook”), German Angel (“fishing pole”), Luxembourgish Aangel (“fishing rod”), Icelandic öngull (“fishhook”)…

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