interior angle

noun

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web With 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. —

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Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interior angle was in 1756

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“Interior angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interior%20angle. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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