angle
angle - noun
- A corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
- The figure formed by two lines extending from the same point
- A measure of an angle or of the amount of turning necessary to bring one line or plane into coincidence with or parallel to another
- The direction from which someone or something is approached
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"They sheltered in an angle of the building."
Usage examples
Examples: "I can see the angle from here." "That angle belongs to me." "The angle is very important."
angle - thesaurus
Synonyms: hand
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Letter Values
A
4
N
15
G
8
L
13
E
8
Etymology
Middle English, "corner, recess, two lines extending from the same point," borrowed from Anglo-French angle, aungle, going back to Latin angulus "two lines extending from the same point, corner, nook," going back to Indo-European {it}*h{inf}2{/inf}eng-lo-,{/it} {it}*h{inf}2{/inf}eng-elo-,{/it} whence also Old Church Slavic ǫgŭlŭ "corner, angle," Russian úgol, genitive uglá, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian ȕgao, ȕgla, Armenian ankiwn, and perhaps Germanic *ankula-, *ankila- ankle