right angle

See also: right-angle

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Etymology

Calque of Latin angulus rectus.

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right angle (plural right angles)

  2. (geometry) Half of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.
    Coordinate terms: acute angle, obtuse angle
  3. (mathematics) An ∟ character.

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