Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

obtuse angle

See more synonyms for obtuse angle on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
Show More

Origin of obtuse angle

First recorded in 1560–70
Related formsob·tuse-an·gled, ob·tuse-an·gu·lar [uh b-toos-ang-gyuh-ler, -tyoos] /əbˈtusˈæŋ gyə lər, -ˈtyus/, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
obtuse angle in Science

obtuse angle

[ŏb-tōōs′]
  1. An angle whose measure is between 90° and 180°. Compare acute angle.
Show More
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
obtuse angle in Culture

obtuse angle

An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. (Compare acute angle and right angle.)

Show More
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.