- angle
- noun1 space between lines/surfaces that meetADJECTIVE▪ acute, oblique, obtuse, right▪ 45-degree, 90-degree, etc.▪ external, internal▪ narrow, sharp, steep▪
The plane started descending at a steep angle.
▪ shallow, slight, wide▪The instrument has a wide angle of view.
▪ awkward, crazy, odd, unnatural, weird▪The calf's legs were splayed out at awkward angles.
▪ jaunty▪He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
VERB + ANGLE▪ form, make▪The vertical line makes an angle with the horizontal line.
▪ draw▪Draw a 130° angle in your notebooks.
▪ adjust, alter, change▪She adjusted the angle of the legs to make the table stand more firmly.
▪ increase, reduce▪ calculate, measure▪ move through, rotate through▪Each joint can move through an angle of 90°.
PREPOSITION▪ at an angle▪The tower of Pisa leans at an angle.
▪ angle between▪the angle between these two lines
2 position from which you look at or consider sthADJECTIVE▪ interesting, strange, unusual▪The subject is considered from an unusual angle.
▪ camera▪The variety of camera angles gives her photographs interest.
▪ viewingVERB + ANGLE▪ take▪He took a different angle on the story.
PREPOSITION▪ from an angle▪Seeing herself from this angle, she realized how much like her mother she looked.
PHRASES▪ angle of vision▪How you see the building depends on your angle of vision.
▪ from all angles, from every conceivable angle, from every possible angle▪You need to consider the question from all angles.
▪We've looked at the problem from every possible angle but still haven't found a solution.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
