complementary angles

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Two angles whose sum is 90°.

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To an extent, such ambitions are complementary, yet Liana is not interested in “extreme biography.”
A Novel About a Novelist ‘Like’ Naipaul|Edward Platt|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He grasps the phone in his capable hand, outstretches his long arm toward the ceiling, and angles it down just so.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He added that “the method is not a better method, but complementary to other methods.”
It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If galaxy mapping is like doing a population map, the complementary study is like a demographic survey.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We try to look at sex from a multitude of angles and this is just one of those angles.
A Bouncy House of Boobs, A Quest for the G-Spot, and More Erotic Fun at the Carnival of Sex|Justin Jones|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Not far from it was placed a tea-table, close to a big sofa which stood out at right angles from the wall.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
The road had been built for bringing down lumber, and for six miles it was at perilous angles.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Four stairs from the bottom it turns round at right angles and deposits you fairly in the hall.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
You see, a Frenchman and an Englishman or an American, view marriage from entirely different angles.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke