acute angle

Scientific  

1. An angle whose measure is between 0° and 90°.

2. Compare obtuse angle

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acute angle Cultural  

1. An angle that measures less than ninety degrees but more than zero degrees. (Compare obtuse angle and right angle.)

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Example Sentences

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kotarski made a complete hash of the attempt to intercept Johnson's run and the Wales winger calmly slotted into the empty net from an acute angle for his first goal in nine matches.

From Barron's

If he held the rudder at an acute angle, the boat would gradually work its way to the opposite shore.

From Literature

Visiting keeper Anthony Racioppi denied the 23-year-old in the opening stages when he tried to turn home a low shot from an acute angle.

From BBC

The onslaught eased after the break but Celtic strolled to victory, with Livingston's only real threat coming when Bruce Anderson struck the woodwork from an acute angle.

From BBC