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| abeam |
at right angles to a line passing from the front to the back of a ship. |
| adjacent angles |
two angles that have a common vertex and one common side. |
| alternate angles |
a pair of nonadjacent angles that are formed on opposite sides of a line where it crosses two others transversely. |
| angle of incidence |
the angle that the line of movement of a body or of radiation, meeting a surface, makes with a line that is at right angles to the surface at the point of meeting. |
| angular |
consisting of, having, or forming one or more angles. [1/3 definitions] |
| angulation |
the measurement of angles. [1/3 definitions] |
| backscatter |
the deflection, by electromagnetic or nuclear forces, of moving waves or particles away from their original direction at angles greater than ninety degrees. |
| bevel |
an instrument with an adjustable arm used for drawing angles or setting a surface at an angle. [1/3 definitions] |
| biangular |
having two angles. |
| changeable |
changing in color or appearance, esp. when viewed from different angles, such as some silk; iridescent. [1/2 definitions] |
| cinematographer |
in a film crew, the main camera operator, who is responsible for lighting, camera angles, and the like. |
| complementary angles |
two angles whose sum totals ninety degrees. |
| conformal |
of, pertaining to, or designating a map, or other depiction of one surface on another, that retains the same angles between all intersecting curves. |
| cosine |
in trigonometry, the ratio between the length of the side next to one of the acute angles in a right triangle and the length of the hypotenuse. |
| crank |
a mechanical device for applying rotary motion, consisting of a lever arm or disk attached at right angles to the end of a rotating shaft and turned by hand or connecting rod. [1/6 definitions] |
| cross hairs |
the two fine hairs, wires, or the like, one vertical and the other horizontal, that cross at right angles in an optical instrument such as a gunsight and that aid the viewer in aiming or focusing accurately. |
| cross section |
a planar view exposed by cutting through an object, usu. at right angles to its longitudinal axis. [1/3 definitions] |
| diamond |
a geometric shape with four equal straight sides, two equal, opposed acute angles, and two equal, opposed obtuse angles. [1/7 definitions] |
| disk harrow |
a farming implement having sharp circular blades set at various angles to breakup plowed soil before planting. |
| dodecagon |
a two-dimensional geometric figure with twelve angles and twelve sides. |
| double-jointed |
having joints that will bend freely and at unusual angles. |
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