alternate angles

alternate angles

plural noun Geometry.
two nonadjacent angles made by the crossing of two lines by a third line, both angles being either interior or exterior, and being on opposite sides of the third line.

Origin:
1650–60

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alternate angles
 
pl n
two angles at opposite ends and on opposite sides of a transversal cutting two lines

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Alternate angles is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Science Dictionary
alternate angles  
Two angles formed on opposite sides of a line that crosses two other lines. The angles are both exterior or both interior, but not adjacent.
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