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right angle
noun
the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
Related forms
right-an·gled, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| right angle | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the angle between two radii of a circle that cut off on the circumference an arc equal in length to one quarter of the circumference; an angle of 90° or π/2 radians |
| 2. | at right angles perpendicular or perpendicularly |
| Related: orthogonal | |
| 'right-angled | |
| —adj | |
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Science Dictionary
right angle  (rīt) Pronunciation Key
An angle having a measure of 90°. |
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right angle definition
An angle measuring ninety degrees, formed by the intersection of two perpendicular lines. (Compare acute angle and obtuse angle.)
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