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–noun Geometry.
an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
Also called reentrant angle.

Origin:
1690–1700
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n.  In an irregular polygon, an interior angle that is greater than 180° and whose apex faces into the polygon.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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