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adjacent angles

American  

plural noun

Geometry.

  1. two angles having the same vertex and having a common side between them.

adjacent angles British  

plural noun

  1. two angles that have the same vertex and a side in common

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To prove that two adjacent angles are equal to two right angles people describe a circle.

From Emile by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

"Therefore, if the two sides of two triangles be equal to one another, and the adjacent angles be equal each to each," resounded through the laurels, as the walking party returned.

From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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