reentering angle

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noun Geometry.

an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.

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Also called reentrant angle.

Origin of reentering angle

First recorded in 1690–1700

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How to use reentering angle in a sentence

It was a right-angled position and Dr. Jameson attacked them in the re-entering angle, thus having fire on his front and flank.
The Transvaal from Within|J. P. Fitzpatrick
At other times poles are laid across a re-entering angle of a house and used as a wood rack, without any support from the ground.
A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola|Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff
Sinus, a recess or bay; the re-entering angle between two lobes or projections.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

The Russians, however, returned to their guns, and still fired from the re-entering angle of their works.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

British Dictionary definitions for reentering angle

re-entering angle

noun

an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°Also called: re-entrant angle

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