right angle
noun
: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or ¹/₂ π radians
Examples of right angle in a Sentence
A square has four right angles.
Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.
The two boards are joined at right angles to each other.
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Thorough, covered the right angles, and in particular Bobby's emotional impact on the team.
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
This stand is adjustable to get the right angles and fits both cellphones and tablets.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Alternatives like cross—laminated timber—made by gluing together layers of wooden panels at right angles—are quickly gaining popularity and can resist both fire and earthquakes well, says Raskin.
—Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The rules of the problem, which Canadian mathematician Leo Moser first formally posed in 1966, involve a rigid shape—so the cushions don’t yield when pressed—turning a right angle in a hallway.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
This stand is adjustable to get the right angles and fits both cellphones and tablets.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Alternatives like cross—laminated timber—made by gluing together layers of wooden panels at right angles—are quickly gaining popularity and can resist both fire and earthquakes well, says Raskin.
—Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The rules of the problem, which Canadian mathematician Leo Moser first formally posed in 1966, involve a rigid shape—so the cushions don’t yield when pressed—turning a right angle in a hallway.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for right angle
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“Right angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20angle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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