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right-angled

  • a word derived from right angle.
    right angle
    noun
    the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.

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As they watched, they saw the two stars wobbling around on their orbits, and worked out that this pattern could only be caused by an exoplanet on a right-angled, ferris-wheel like path.

From Space Scoop ● May 6, 2025

Leclerc and Sainz likened it more to the Baku track in Azerbaijan, with its long straights and right-angled corners and said Monaco was very different.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023

Made up of right-angled kites, it was nothing like the gnarly, complicated kind of shape many mathematicians would have predicted.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023

Other tools are conversions to green left-turn arrows, and yellow centerline curbs that protrude into the crossing, so drivers choose a slow, right-angled path.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

In the gray light of dawn the trio continued down the side of the road until they reached a point where it took a right-angled turn.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford