Phrase Hound found 138 phrases and 71 compound words that contain angle. The most common are listed below. Open angle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 138
- right angleHalf of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.
- wide-angleOf or pertaining to a short focal length lens that has an angle of view greater than about 70°; of or pertaining to an image produced with such a lens.
- angle of viewThe angular extent of a given scene as imaged by a camera.
- angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
- angle of depressionThe angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object below the horizontal.
- angle of incidenceThe angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.
- acute angleAn angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
- straight angleAn angle that is equal to 180° (pi radians or two right angles).
- Viewing angle
- angle of reflectionThe angle between the perpendicular and a ray reflected from a surface
- round angleAn angle of 360 degrees; a full circle.
- wide-angle lensA short focal length lens having a wide field of view.
- angle grinderA usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.
- angle bracketAny of a number of angle-shaped brackets.
- angle ironA length of iron or steel (now usually steel), having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural component, support, or mending brace.
- angle bracketsplural of angle bracket: Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets.
- solid angleThe three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.
- interior angleThe inner angle between two sides of a polygon.
- central angleAn angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle.
- camera angleThe viewpoint from which something is photographed or filmed.
- plane angleAn angle formed by two intersecting straight lines.
- visual angleThe angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.
- obtuse angleAn angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
- angle of refractionThe angle between the perpendicular and a ray refracted at a surface
- exterior angleAn angle formed between one side of a polygon and an extension of an adjacent side.
Compound words 71
- anglerA person who fishes with a hook and line.
- AngletonA surname.
- anglefraudA self-portrait photograph taken from a favourable angle in order to conceal or mitigate a perceived negative physical characteristic.
- anglewormAn earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
- biangleA digon or bigon; a two-sided shape (especially in non-Euclidean geometry)
- diangleA digon or bigon; a two-sided shape.
- semianglean angle of half a given size
- AnglishA puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.
- angledozerA kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
- anglepoiseA lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow the direction of light to be changed.