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Mixtilineal angle,
one formed by a right line with a curved line. — Oblique angle, one acute or
obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. — Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
90°. — Optic angle. See under Optic. — Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two
right lines. — Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of
90° (measured by a quarter circle). — Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more
plane angles at one point. — Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles,
which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. — Visual angle, the angle formed
by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of
the eye. — For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position,
repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc.
Angle
(An"gle) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Angling ]
1. To fish with an angle or with hook and line.
2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
The hearts of all that he did angle for.
Shak.
Angle
(An"gle), v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.] "He angled the people's
hearts." Sir P. Sidney.
Angled
(An"gled) a. Having an angle or angles; — used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled,
etc.
The thrice three-angled beechnut shell.
Bp. Hall.
Anglemeter
(An"gle*me`ter) n. [Angle + - meter.] An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by
geologists to measure the dip of strata.
Angler
(An"gler) n.
1. One who angles.
2. (Zoöl.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed
head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes
within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.