angle

Definition

  • noun: the difference between the direction of two lines or surfaces that come together
  • noun: a member of a Germanic people that invaded England along with the Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century
  • noun: a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
  • verb: to turn, move, or point something so that it is not straight or flat
  • used to describe a surface that is not level

Examples

  • a salesman who's always looking for an 'angle' [=looking for a way to convince people to buy the things he is selling]

  • The two lines meet at a 30-degree 'angle' to each other. = There is a 30-degree 'angle' between the two lines.

  • The two lines form a sharp 'angle'. = The two lines meet/intersect at a sharp 'angle' (to each other).

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now... nobody's hurt. - Right? - Right. Nobody hurt. Now, this is the way I'd stab a man who was... taller than I was. Look at the angle. Down and in. And this is the way it was done. Now tell me I'm wrong. - Down and in. There's no argument. - Hold on a minute. Will you give me that? (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men
  • (..) It's been bothering me a little, and as long as we're stuck... There was this whole business about the stab wound and how it was made. - The downward angle of it, you know? - Don't start with that again. - They've been over it and over it. - I know, but I don't go along with it. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men