angled

[ ang-guhld ]

adjective

1. having an angle or angles.
2. Heraldry.
   1. noting an interrupted partition line having the two parts offset and a line at right angles connecting them.
   2. (of an ordinary) having an edge or edges so formed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angled¹

First recorded in 1565–75; angle ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Freeman was forced to test his ankle in the first inning when his liner struck the angled part of the wall down the left field line and bounced past oncoming Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo.

From Los Angeles Times

Random object juxtapositions create ever-changing patterns of illumination, which reflect off an angled mirror fixed above and onto the back of the big scrim.

From Los Angeles Times

He shows off a jig, developed in-house, upon which a seat can be mounted and angled so that workers can easily access the sides or underside.

From BBC

Their nose bridges and eye shapes were sharper and more angled than mine — features that my Korean family urged me to attain through plastic surgery.

From Salon

When he angled the same bowler past slip for four, Root celebrated with his right arm raised aloft, then pointed to the sky as a tribute to Graham Thorpe.

From BBC