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right angle

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right angle
n.
An angle formed by the perpendicular intersection of two straight lines; an angle of 90°.
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right angle

right angle
n
1. (Mathematics) the angle between two radii of a circle that cut off on the circumference an arc equal in length to one quarter of the circumference; an angle of 90° or π/2 radians
at right angles perpendicular or perpendicularly Related adj orthogonal
right-angled  adj

right angle  (rt)
An angle having a measure of 90°.
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Noun1.right angleright angle - the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
grad, grade - one-hundredth of a right angle
angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
oblique angle - an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle

right angle noun
Related words
adjective orthogonal
Translations
right angle nangolo retto
at right angles (to) → ad angolo retto (con)
right angle nangolo retto
at right angles (to) → ad angolo retto (con)

right angle زاوية يُمنى pravý úhel ret vinkel rechter Winkel ορθή γωνία ángulo recto suora kulma angle droit pravi kut angolo retto 直角 직각 rechterhoek rett vinkel kąt prosty ângulo recto, ângulo reto прямой угол rät vinkel มุมที่ถูกต้อง dik açı góc vuông 直角


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The object at his feet resolved itself into a dead horse, and at a right angle across the animal's neck lay a dead man, face upward in the moonlight.
At about two-thirds of its length this gallery, at a right angle, joined another gallery following the course of the right wing.
Beaufort listened with her perfect smile, and her head at just the right angle to be seen in profile from the stalls, Madame Olenska turned and spoke in a low voice.
 
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