angles Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    angle.
  2. noun a biased way of looking at or presenting something
    angle; slant.
  3. noun a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
    Angle.
  4. verb move or proceed at an angle
    angle.
    • he angled his way into the room
  5. verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
    tilt; tip; lean; slant; angle.
    • She leaned over the banister
  6. verb seek indirectly
    fish; angle.
    • fish for compliments
  7. verb fish with a hook
    angle.
  8. verb present with a bias
    angle; slant; weight.
    • He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

WordNet

An"gles noun plural
Etymology
L. Angli. See Anglican.
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.

Webster 1913