exterior angle (redirected from exterior angles)

exterior angle n. 1. The angle between any side of a polygon and an extended adjacent side. 2. Any of the four angles that do not include a region of the space between two lines intersected by a transversal.

exterior angle Angles 1, 2, 7, and 8 are exterior angles.

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exterior angle

Noun

an angle of a polygon contained between one side extended and the adjacent side

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exterior angle  (k-stîr-r) The angle formed between a side of a polygon and an extended adjacent side. Compare interior angle.

exterior angle Angles 1, 2, 7, and 8 are exterior angles. Angles 1 and 8 and angles 2 and 7 are alternate exterior angles.

Thesaurus

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exterior angle - the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon external angle angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians hip - (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof