Angle
noun
The space or difference between two lines or paths that meet at a point.
The angles of a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
Often appears as...
- right angle
- acute angle
noun
A point of view or way of considering something.
We need to look at the problem from a different angle.
Often appears as...
- different angle
- new angle
noun
The direction from which something approaches or is looked at.
She photographed the building from several angles.
Often appears as...
- different angles
- camera angle
verb
To move or be inclined at an angle.
He angled his chair towards the window.
Often appears as...
- angle towards
- angle away
verb
To aim or direct something towards a particular person or thing.
The company is angling its marketing efforts towards young people.
Often appears as...
- angle towards
- angle for
verb
To try to get something indirectly, often by hinting or scheming.
He's been angling for a promotion.
Often appears as...
- angle for something
- angle for a favor
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A fisherman's implement consisting of a line and a hook used for fishing, a fishing rod.
He caught a big fish with his angle.
Often appears as...
- fishing angle
- angle and bait
noun
The space or difference between two lines or paths that meet at a point.
The angles of a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
Often appears as...
- right angle
- acute angle
noun
A point of view or way of considering something.
We need to look at the problem from a different angle.
Often appears as...
- different angle
- new angle
noun
The direction from which something approaches or is looked at.
She photographed the building from several angles.
Often appears as...
- different angles
- camera angle
verb
To move or be inclined at an angle.
He angled his chair towards the window.
Often appears as...
- angle towards
- angle away
verb
To aim or direct something towards a particular person or thing.
The company is angling its marketing efforts towards young people.
Often appears as...
- angle towards
- angle for
verb
To try to get something indirectly, often by hinting or scheming.
He's been angling for a promotion.
Often appears as...
- angle for something
- angle for a favor
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A fisherman's implement consisting of a line and a hook used for fishing, a fishing rod.
He caught a big fish with his angle.
Often appears as...
- fishing angle
- angle and bait
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Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Term
Used in mathematics to discuss shapes or measure turns.
Measure the angle where the two lines intersect.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Space
Refers to physical orientation where two lines or surfaces meet.
Adjust the stand to form a 90-degree angle.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Term
Used in mathematics to discuss shapes or measure turns.
Measure the angle where the two lines intersect.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Space
Refers to physical orientation where two lines or surfaces meet.
Adjust the stand to form a 90-degree angle.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Term
Used in mathematics to discuss shapes or measure turns.
Measure the angle where the two lines intersect.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Space
Refers to physical orientation where two lines or surfaces meet.
Adjust the stand to form a 90-degree angle.
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The science of symmetry...
while sea anemones are symmetric when you rotate them at any angle. Some corals, on the other hand, have no symmetry at all. They are completely asymmetric. But why do organisms exhibit these different symmetries? Does body symmetry tell us anything about an animal's lifestyle? Let's look at one particular bilaterally symmetric animals.
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If I should have a...
Fourth, someone has something you thought you knew everything about, but they're introducing a new angle of looking at it. And I tell people that this is where great stories start from -- these four intersections of what you're passionate about and what others might be invested in. And most people respond really well to this exercise.
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Baiting Great Whites PIPE...
because he's so smart I think he's trying to be helpful but he's really creating a lot of confusion Chris and I butt heads sometime and I don't think that's a bad thing you know I think that the angle he come from is very different than angry that I come from a buy-ins the debate now he's blowing hey let it go let it go
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
yes so i was working on these locations where we set up camera taps and then i want to show this map to the rangers and some cameras you know when setting up we have to change the angle because animals come but you can't get exact spots you know which are important for identification of
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Why do honeybees love...
But another reason is that honeybees are, in fact, excellent mathematicians. Scientists claim the tiny insects can calculate angles, and can even comprehend the roundness of the Earth. But there's particular mathematical bee genius behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive.
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The benefits of good...
Your knees should be at a right angle with your feet flat on the floor. But what if your posture isn't that great? Try redesigning your environment. Adjust your screen so it's at or slightly below eyelevel. Make sure all parts of your body, like your elbows and wrists, are supported,
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The psychology of...
like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment. For a narcissist, self-reflection is hard from an unflattering angle.
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How do geckos defy...
creating enough combined force to support its weight. In fact, the whole gecko could dangle from a single one of its toes. That super stickiness can be broken, though, by changing the angle just a little bit. So, the gecko can peel its foot back off,
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How X-rays see through...
you might be able to see the density change due to a solid tumor in a patient, but you wouldn't know how deep it is beneath the surface. However, if you take X-rays from multiple angles, you should be able to find the tumor's position and shape.
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Words worth knowing from...
this was a great word there are a lot of other words that are related to this word there's mirka veldt there's in adult there's work angles of melt they're basically there's a world of
Video examples
The science of symmetry...
while sea anemones are symmetric when you rotate them at any angle. Some corals, on the other hand, have no symmetry at all. They are completely asymmetric. But why do organisms exhibit these different symmetries? Does body symmetry tell us anything about an animal's lifestyle? Let's look at one particular bilaterally symmetric animals.
Video examples
If I should have a...
Fourth, someone has something you thought you knew everything about, but they're introducing a new angle of looking at it. And I tell people that this is where great stories start from -- these four intersections of what you're passionate about and what others might be invested in. And most people respond really well to this exercise.
Video examples
Baiting Great Whites PIPE...
because he's so smart I think he's trying to be helpful but he's really creating a lot of confusion Chris and I butt heads sometime and I don't think that's a bad thing you know I think that the angle he come from is very different than angry that I come from a buy-ins the debate now he's blowing hey let it go let it go
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
yes so i was working on these locations where we set up camera taps and then i want to show this map to the rangers and some cameras you know when setting up we have to change the angle because animals come but you can't get exact spots you know which are important for identification of
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
But another reason is that honeybees are, in fact, excellent mathematicians. Scientists claim the tiny insects can calculate angles, and can even comprehend the roundness of the Earth. But there's particular mathematical bee genius behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
Your knees should be at a right angle with your feet flat on the floor. But what if your posture isn't that great? Try redesigning your environment. Adjust your screen so it's at or slightly below eyelevel. Make sure all parts of your body, like your elbows and wrists, are supported,
Video examples
The psychology of...
like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment. For a narcissist, self-reflection is hard from an unflattering angle.
Video examples
How do geckos defy...
creating enough combined force to support its weight. In fact, the whole gecko could dangle from a single one of its toes. That super stickiness can be broken, though, by changing the angle just a little bit. So, the gecko can peel its foot back off,
Video examples
How X-rays see through...
you might be able to see the density change due to a solid tumor in a patient, but you wouldn't know how deep it is beneath the surface. However, if you take X-rays from multiple angles, you should be able to find the tumor's position and shape.
Video examples
Words worth knowing from...
this was a great word there are a lot of other words that are related to this word there's mirka veldt there's in adult there's work angles of melt they're basically there's a world of
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Janeane Garofalo
American Comedian
I have yet to meet very many people in the press who are really, truly interested in writing a good story or getting at the truth. Most press people, when they come into an article, have an angle that they want already, so they need points to support that angle, whatever the angle may be.
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Nick Denton
British Journalist
You know how the best story angles often spring from that thought you have on reading an article or watching a show - that thought you have before the responsible journalist in you comes up with something boring. I usually recommend people get in touch with their deep 'reptilian brain.
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Jesse Ball
American Poet
In life, people talk at right angles. One asks a question, and the other replies in part, then uses that part to move the conversation to something else. Everyone has an agenda, has something they're trying to say - or not say.
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Grant Bowler
Australian Actor
For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.
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Jean Louisa Kelly
American Actress
You have more time to work in movies. My experience with movies is that you have more time to experiment with the character and camera angles and things like that.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
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Zach Galifianakis
American Actor
As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.
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Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I'm not very particular about the commercial angle in my films, but entertainment is very important.
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Havelock Ellis
British Psychologist
Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.
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Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian Actor
TV helped me understand camera angles, close-ups, master shots.
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Janeane Garofalo
American Comedian
I have yet to meet very many people in the press who are really, truly interested in writing a good story or getting at the truth. Most press people, when they come into an article, have an angle that they want already, so they need points to support that angle, whatever the angle may be.
Quote examples
Nick Denton
British Journalist
You know how the best story angles often spring from that thought you have on reading an article or watching a show - that thought you have before the responsible journalist in you comes up with something boring. I usually recommend people get in touch with their deep 'reptilian brain.
Quote examples
Jesse Ball
American Poet
In life, people talk at right angles. One asks a question, and the other replies in part, then uses that part to move the conversation to something else. Everyone has an agenda, has something they're trying to say - or not say.
Quote examples
Grant Bowler
Australian Actor
For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.
Quote examples
Jean Louisa Kelly
American Actress
You have more time to work in movies. My experience with movies is that you have more time to experiment with the character and camera angles and things like that.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Quote examples
Zach Galifianakis
American Actor
As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.
Quote examples
Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I'm not very particular about the commercial angle in my films, but entertainment is very important.
Quote examples
Havelock Ellis
British Psychologist
Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.
Quote examples
Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian Actor
TV helped me understand camera angles, close-ups, master shots.
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