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interior angle

noun

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of interior angle

1 : the inner of the two angles formed where two sides of a polygon come together

2 : any of the four angles formed in the area between a pair of parallel lines when a third line cuts them

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Recent Examples of interior angle from the Web

Last week, police released camera footage of the crash which showed both exterior and interior angles of the car ride leaving up to the moment the SUV struck Herzberg.

— kathleen joyce, Fox News, "Uber disabled safety component in self-driving car before fatal crash, company alleges," 27 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of interior angle

1756

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