reentering angle
an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
Origin of reentering angle
1- Also called reentrant angle.
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How to use reentering angle in a sentence
It was a right-angled position and Dr. Jameson attacked them in the re-entering angle, thus having fire on his front and flank.
The Transvaal from Within | J. P. FitzpatrickAt other times poles are laid across a re-entering angle of a house and used as a wood rack, without any support from the ground.
A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola | Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos MindeleffSinus, a recess or bay; the re-entering angle between two lobes or projections.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayThe re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.
Handwork in Wood | William NoyesThe Russians, however, returned to their guns, and still fired from the re-entering angle of their works.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for re-entering angle
an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°: Also called: re-entrant angle
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