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

Words nearby reentering angle

reengineer, re-engineering, reenlist, reenlistment, reenter, reentering angle, reentering polygon, reentrant, reentry, reentry vehicle, re-equip

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How to use reentering angle in a sentence

My captain on the boat, Brazakka, he wanted me to do this Hemingway bit, with the white stubble, and he wanted the hero angle.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Another angle Robinov suggests as a possibility for Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a franchise reboot tackling Spidey as… an adult.
Exclusive: Sony Hack Reveals Studio's Detailed Plans For Another ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Qataris famously play every angle, cutting deals, for instance, with the Israelis as well as the Iranians.
U.S. Ally Qatar Shelters Jihadi Moneymen|Jamie Dettmer|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We see the protoplanetary disk around it at an angle, but nearly “face-on.”
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Which is lucky: we can see the gaps in the disk more clearly than if the disk were at a steeper angle.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the centre of many of the rooms there played a small fountain; in others there were four, one in each angle.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The rest is done by cutting away two upper and four under-teeth, and substituting false ones at the desired angle.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
For the entire matter then turned over in his mind, so that he saw it from a new angle suddenly.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Take a case in Trigonometry—a Complement is what remains after subtracting an angle from one right-angle.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

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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