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right angle

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. right angle (noun)
  2. right-angle clamp (noun)
  3. right-angle gauge (noun)

right angle

noun

Definition of RIGHT ANGLE

: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or 1⁄2 π radians
— right–an·gled \ˈrīt-ˈaŋ-gəld\ or right–an·gle \-gəl\ adjective
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Examples of RIGHT ANGLE

  1. A square has four right angles.
  2. Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.
  3. The two boards are joined at right angles to each other.

First Known Use of RIGHT ANGLE

15th century

Rhymes with RIGHT ANGLE

embrangle, entangle, face angle, pentangle, quadrangle, rectangle, round angle, straight angle, triangle, untangle, wide-angle

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