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plural noun Geometry.
two nonadjacent angles made by the crossing of two lines by a third line, both angles being either interior or exterior, and being on opposite sides of the third line.
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Origin of alternate angles

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby alternate angles

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British Dictionary definitions for alternate angles

alternate angles
pl n
two angles at opposite ends and on opposite sides of a transversal cutting two lines
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Scientific definitions for alternate angles

alternate angles
Two angles formed on opposite sides of a line that crosses two other lines. The angles are both exterior or both interior, but not adjacent.
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