right angle
noun
: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or ¹/₂ 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
When Oliver walks, his chest puffs out slightly as his feet shuffle forward, or bends his knees at right angles in a kind of soft marching motion.
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Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In the journal Science Advances, the researchers describe a series of tests showing that crows clearly had a sense of right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
On the most poignant end of that spectrum is Hazan’s near-lifelong management of a disability: a right arm that, having never fully healed after being broken in childhood, remained fixed at a right angle to her body.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 May 2025
After talking to the boys for about five minutes, deputies fired a non-lethal projectile toward the boys and moved in quickly at the right angle to grab the gun from the kids.
—Elise Preston, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In the journal Science Advances, the researchers describe a series of tests showing that crows clearly had a sense of right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
On the most poignant end of that spectrum is Hazan’s near-lifelong management of a disability: a right arm that, having never fully healed after being broken in childhood, remained fixed at a right angle to her body.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 May 2025
After talking to the boys for about five minutes, deputies fired a non-lethal projectile toward the boys and moved in quickly at the right angle to grab the gun from the kids.
—Elise Preston, CBS News, 13 May 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 16 Jun. 2025.
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