right angle
noun
: the angle bounded by two lines perpendicular to each other : an angle of 90° or ¹/₂ π radians
Examples of right angle in a Sentence
A square has four right angles.
Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.
The two boards are joined at right angles to each other.
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The crossover gate is located in Turn 4 and presents a serious hazard if a car hits it at just the right angle to cause carnage.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Even with a dozen or so cameras, the right angle isn’t always visible to view entire plays.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
That chance depends on it being hit by another asteroid or some other object in space at just the right angle to redirect it and send it our way.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Hurricane Milton is expected to arrive at a right angle and hit Florida’s coast head-on.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Even with a dozen or so cameras, the right angle isn’t always visible to view entire plays.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
That chance depends on it being hit by another asteroid or some other object in space at just the right angle to redirect it and send it our way.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Hurricane Milton is expected to arrive at a right angle and hit Florida’s coast head-on.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for right angle
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“Right angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20angle. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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