exterior angle
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noun Geometry.
an angle formed outside parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
an angle formed outside a polygon by one side and an extension of an adjacent side; the supplement of an interior angle of the polygon.
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Origin of exterior angle
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby exterior angle
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British Dictionary definitions for exterior angle
exterior angle
noun
an angle of a polygon contained between one side extended and the adjacent side
any of the four angles made by a transversal that are outside the region between the two intersected lines
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Scientific definitions for exterior angle
exterior angle
[ ĭk-stîr′ē-ər ]
The angle formed between a side of a polygon and an extended adjacent side. Compare interior angle.
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