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.
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Scripps Oceanographic Being able to flip at right angles allowed an array of sensors to be set underwater on a very steady platform that could largely ignore the sea around it.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
If they are polarized, then the brightness will rise and fall — brightest when the filter aligns with the polarization, dimmest when the filter is at a right angle to the polarization.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The trend is equally as cute with baby blue, like these right angle tips by nail artist and educator Bryony Howell.
—Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2024
The Farnsworth House, unlike the Seagram Building, is just poetry in right angles.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 July 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
If they are polarized, then the brightness will rise and fall — brightest when the filter aligns with the polarization, dimmest when the filter is at a right angle to the polarization.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The trend is equally as cute with baby blue, like these right angle tips by nail artist and educator Bryony Howell.
—Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2024
The Farnsworth House, unlike the Seagram Building, is just poetry in right angles.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 July 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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