right angle

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Noun

right angle (plural right angles)

1. (geometry) Half of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.
2. (mathematics) An ∟ character.

Related terms

• acute angle
• obtuse angle

Translations

• French: angle droit, droit
• German: rechter Winkel
• Italian: angolo retto
• Portuguese: ângulo reto
• Russian: прямо́й у́гол
• Spanish: ángulo recto

Related terms

• rectangle
• right triangle

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