corresponding angles

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plural noun Geometry.

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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Compare alternate angles.

Origin of corresponding angles

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby corresponding angles

correspondence theory, correspondency, correspondent, correspondent bank, corresponding, corresponding angles, corresponsive, Corrèze, corrida, corrido, corridor

Example sentences from the Web for corresponding angles

But it is not working with the corresponding tribes on the Syrian side of the mostly nonexistent Iraq-Syria border.
Military Hates White House ‘Micromanagement’ of ISIS War|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|October 31, 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
Friends trying to contact me reported corresponding with an impostor named Krystal.
Where Cellphone Numbers Go to Die|Jon Methven|August 16, 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

Numbers were read off, each one corresponding to an alternate who would be seated.
The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do not think the average number of passengers on a corresponding route in our country could be so few as twenty.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
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
In a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
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

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