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adjacent angle

noun

UK/əˌdʒeɪ.sᵊnt ˈæŋ.ɡᵊl/
US/əˌdʒeɪ.sᵊnt ˈæŋ.ɡᵊl/

Definitions of adjacent angle noun

  1. CountableUsually pluralmathematics

    one of two angles that share a common side and vertex, formed when a larger angle is divided into two smaller angles

    • In a figure formed by two intersecting lines, every angle has an adjacent angle.

    • Two adjacent angles are created when a larger angle is divided by a ray.

    • In geometry, adjacent angles refer to two angles that share a common vertex and a common side.