interior angle

American  

noun

Geometry.

1. an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.

2. an angle formed within a polygon by two adjacent sides.

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interior angle British  

noun

1. an angle of a polygon contained between two adjacent sides

2. any of the four angles made by a transversal that lie inside the region between the two intersected lines

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interior angle Scientific  

/ ĭn-tîr′ē-ər /

1. Any of the four angles formed inside two straight lines when these lines are intersected by a third straight line.

2. An angle formed by two adjacent sides of a polygon and included within the polygon.

3. Compare exterior angle

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Etymology

Origin of interior angle

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Each interior angle of a regular heptagon is a bit over 128 degrees, so when we put three of them together at a vertex, we get more than 360 degrees.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2013

I got the first cut, but again, when I started cutting the interior angle, the bar worked its way out of the jig, and the tool dug in and broke.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

At the left of this figure is a groove, suggesting that this was an interior angle stone.—Xanthos.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

This quatrefoil joins the interior angle ones of Zephaniah.

From Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens by Ruskin, John

Each interior angle contains strong and massive squinches which are of no constructive use at present, and must have been originally inserted to carry some superstructure.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.