straight angle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of straight angle
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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“There wasn’t a straight angle in the whole building,” Mr. Easter said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2010
Citing everything from the Milky Way to a doughnut, Mr. Fujiwara made straight angle tailoring credible, as well as the rounded version of the wind coats that Mr. Miyake invented three decades ago.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2010
The terms "complement," "supplement," and "conjugate," meaning the difference between a given angle and a right angle, straight angle, and perigon respectively, have also entered our vocabulary and need defining.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
This might be postponed until after the problem to bisect an angle, since it merely requires the bisection of a straight angle; but considering the immaturity of the average pupil, it is better given independently.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
It is found to be better pedagogy to assume that this follows from the definition of straight angle, with reference, if necessary, to the meaning of the sum of two angles.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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