right angle
noun
: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or ½ 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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This is a detail that maybe 20 people in the theater have the right angle to see.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
What followed was a wide-eyed stare into the wrong camera that, once the crew found the right angle, devolved into an unsettling mog.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
O’Neal picked this particular booth – a worn wooden pew of stark right angles, second on the left – to be his workspace a few weeks earlier.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Grid cleaning is common as a deep-cleaning option where the robot first cleans an area in one direction, then at right angles, to really get at stains or pile.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
What followed was a wide-eyed stare into the wrong camera that, once the crew found the right angle, devolved into an unsettling mog.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
O’Neal picked this particular booth – a worn wooden pew of stark right angles, second on the left – to be his workspace a few weeks earlier.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Grid cleaning is common as a deep-cleaning option where the robot first cleans an area in one direction, then at right angles, to really get at stains or pile.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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 19 Apr. 2026.
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