angle

1. 1.

   the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

   Broaderspace

   Narrowercrotchaxilhelix anglecomplementary anglesangular distanceplane anglespherical anglesolid angleinclinationsalient angle
2. 2.

   a biased way of looking at or presenting something

   Synonymsslant

   Broaderpoint of view
3. 3.

   a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

   BroaderEuropean

Other forms of angle

plural

angles·

past tense

angled·

present participle

angling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about angle

What does angle mean?

angle means "move or proceed at an angle". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in angle?

angle has 2 syllables: an-gle. The stress falls on "an". In IPA it is /ˈæŋɡəl/.

What is another word for angle?

Close synonyms include lean, tilt, tip, slant, fish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is angle a common word?

angle is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with angle?

1 word rhymes with angle. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.