acute angle

1. An angle whose measure is between 0° and 90°.
2. Compare obtuse angle

acute angle

1. An angle that measures less than ninety degrees but more than zero degrees. ( Compare obtuse angle and right angle .)

Example Sentences

If he held the rudder at an acute angle, the boat would gradually work its way to the opposite shore.

From Literature

Visiting keeper Anthony Racioppi denied the 23-year-old in the opening stages when he tried to turn home a low shot from an acute angle.

From BBC

The onslaught eased after the break but Celtic strolled to victory, with Livingston's only real threat coming when Bruce Anderson struck the woodwork from an acute angle.

From BBC

Eschewing rectilinear edges, de Kooning commissioned custom windows with acute angles.

From New York Times

Martinelli got away a low attempt from an acute angle that De Gea stopped from creeping in at the near post, then soon after produced a superb save to prevent him heading home.

From Seattle Times