Kilo Lingo

/ˈæŋɡəl/

Line drawing of angle
Coloured illustration of angle
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Translation

The shape made where two lines meet, measured in degrees.

Word origin

From Latin angulus, meaning a corner.

Origin
Latin
Root
angulus
English cognates
angular, rectangle

Grammar

Gender
Pluralangles

Examples

ninety .

Angles are measured in degrees.

ladder steep .

At an angle means not straight up or flat, but leaning.

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An angle can also mean a way of seeing or thinking about something.

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This word is part of lesson 53.