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.
Recent Examples on the Web
There are no right angles in the new terminal, and ample seating is available throughout.
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Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2023
Start with a trajectory that’s at a right angle to the hypotenuse (the long side of the triangle).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
The boards weren’t measured and cut to fit at nice, neat right angles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Carmen’s back and neck are perpetually bent at a right angle, her left shoulder humping up cockeyed thanks to years of untreated scoliosis.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024
Your trekking pole should be tall enough so that when positioned in front of you, your elbows bend at a right angle.
—Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
When Tom Cruise runs in movies, his arms slice rapidly through the air, elbows locked at a sharp right angle, fingers spread wide.
—Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 13 July 2023
With not a single right angle built into the architecture, Weird Barbie’s house is designed to look a bit squashed.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
And where travel routes crossed ephemeral rivers at right angles, the county built drifts—concrete road segments that also functioned as makeshift dams.
—WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2023
Start with a trajectory that’s at a right angle to the hypotenuse (the long side of the triangle).
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
The boards weren’t measured and cut to fit at nice, neat right angles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Carmen’s back and neck are perpetually bent at a right angle, her left shoulder humping up cockeyed thanks to years of untreated scoliosis.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024
Your trekking pole should be tall enough so that when positioned in front of you, your elbows bend at a right angle.
—Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
When Tom Cruise runs in movies, his arms slice rapidly through the air, elbows locked at a sharp right angle, fingers spread wide.
—Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 13 July 2023
With not a single right angle built into the architecture, Weird Barbie’s house is designed to look a bit squashed.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
And where travel routes crossed ephemeral rivers at right angles, the county built drifts—concrete road segments that also functioned as makeshift dams.
—WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Right angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20angle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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