corresponding angles

American  

plural noun

Geometry.

1. two nonadjacent angles made by the crossing of two lines by a third line, one angle being interior, the other exterior, and both being on the same side of the third line.

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Etymology

Origin of corresponding angles

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

At this point it is customary to define similar polygons as such as have their corresponding angles equal and their corresponding sides proportional.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead of "corresponding angles" we may say "homologous angles," but there seems to be no reason for using the less familiar word.

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The corresponding angles on the left side of the tablet have been broken away, but the upper angle appears to have contained a situla.

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Records have to be played back with corresponding needles set for corresponding angles and sizes to fit the grooves.

From Time Magazine Archive

A very crude form of ground-in stopper may be made by drawing out the neck and the mass of glass which is intended to form the stopper to approximately corresponding angles, wetting the surfaces with a mixture of the abrasive material and water, and grinding the stopper in by hand.

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