The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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When a magnetic field is applied, a second voltage develops at right angles to the current.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
For instance, latitudes and longitudes meet at right angles on the Earth’s surface, so they appear as a nice rectangular grid on the Mercator map.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
His design was playful, full of color and pattern, and without right angles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Twenty-five of the nails were headless and deliberately bent at right angles; the others were complete roundheaded nails with the shanks twisted multiple times.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
The meridians are perpendicular to the parallels on the surface of the globe; that is, they meet at right angles, or ninety degrees.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
