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interior angle

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interior angle

–noun Geometry.
1. an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
2. an angle formed within a polygon by two adjacent sides.

Origin:
1750–60
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n.  
  1. Any of the four angles formed between two straight lines intersected by a third straight line.

  2. The angle formed inside a polygon by two adjacent sides.

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interior angle   (ĭn-tîr'ē-ər)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. Any of the four angles formed inside two straight lines when these lines are intersected by a third straight line.

  2. An angle formed by two adjacent sides of a polygon and included within the polygon. Compare exterior angle.


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