alternate angle
alternate angle
nounDefinition of ALTERNATE ANGLE
: one of a pair of angles with different vertices and on opposite sides of a transversal at its intersection with two other lines: a : one of a pair of angles inside the two intersected lines —called also alternate interior angle b : one of a pair of angles outside the two intersected lines —called also alternate exterior angle
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1610
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