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| abeam |
at right angles to a line passing from the front to the back of a ship. |
| angle iron |
a piece of rolled iron or steel in the form of a right angle along its lengthwise dimension, used in construction for joining parts or as support. |
| 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. |
| bevel |
the angle, other than a right angle, at which one line or surface intersects another. [2/3 definitions] |
| complement |
in geometry, the difference between a right angle and a given angle that is less than ninety degrees. [1/7 definitions] |
| 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] |
| cylinder |
in geometry, a surface or volume described by a straight line tracing a closed curve, esp. a circle, at a fixed angle, usu. a right angle, in two parallel planes. [1/5 definitions] |
| diageotropic |
of, relating to, or being a plant organ that grows at a right angle to the line of gravity. |
| diageotropism |
the tendency of certain plant organs to grow at a right angle to the line of gravity. |
| diatropism |
the tendency of some plant organs to assume a position at a right angle to the direction of an external stimulus. |
| ell |
an extension or wing of a building, usu. at right angles to the main structure. [1/2 definitions] |
| foursquare |
having four equal sides that meet in four right angles; square. [1/4 definitions] |
| froe |
a cleaving tool with the blade set at right angles to the handle. |
| gimlet |
a tool used to make holes, consisting of a shaft with a sharp, spiral tip attached to a handle at a right angle. [1/3 definitions] |
| Greek Cross |
a cross in which the horizontal and vertical bars are of equal length and intersect at their midpoints at right angles. |
| grid |
a system of reference lines that intersect at right angles to form uniformly sized squares, used to map points and make diagrams; coordinate system. [1/5 definitions] |
| hatch3 |
to draw lines on (a drawing, design, or the like), often two sets of close-set parallel lines crossing each other at right angles, in order to shade. [1/2 definitions] |
| hypotenuse |
in a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle. |
| inclined plane |
a plane surface inclined at less than a right angle to a horizontal surface, used to roll or slide a load up or down. |
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