: the inner of the two angles formed where two sides of a polygon come together
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: any of the four angles formed in the area between a pair of parallel lines when a third line cuts them
Illustration of interior angle
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWith each interior angle measuring 108 degrees, three pentagons leave a gap and four begin to overlap.—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2021 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 Dehn focused on the interior angles formed where two faces of a three-dimensional shape meet.—Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2019 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 Both are three-dimensional structures, but each has a very different geometry: Their layouts are different, the curvature of their exteriors is different, their interior angles are different.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018 See More
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