right angle
noun
: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or ½ π radians
Examples of right angle in a Sentence
A square has four right angles.
Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.
The two boards are joined at right angles to each other.
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Broad, straight streets intersect at right angles, converging on a central square.
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Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Both opossums and raccoons leave prints that look like those of a tiny human, but the opossum thumb is held at nearly right angles to the rest of the fingers.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
To avoid harsh glare, turn screens at a right angle to windows or use an anti-glare filter.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Conversely, the Edge has a flat-sided frame that forms right angles with the front and rear glass panels.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Both opossums and raccoons leave prints that look like those of a tiny human, but the opossum thumb is held at nearly right angles to the rest of the fingers.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
To avoid harsh glare, turn screens at a right angle to windows or use an anti-glare filter.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Conversely, the Edge has a flat-sided frame that forms right angles with the front and rear glass panels.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for right angle
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“Right angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20angle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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