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interior angle

noun

, Geometry.
  1. an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
  2. an angle formed within a polygon by two adjacent sides.


interior angle

noun

  1. an angle of a polygon contained between two adjacent sides
  2. any of the four angles made by a transversal that lie inside the region between the two intersected lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interior angle

/ ĭn-tîrē-ər /

  1. Any of the four angles formed inside two straight lines when these lines are intersected by a third straight line.
  2. An angle formed by two adjacent sides of a polygon and included within the polygon.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interior angle1

First recorded in 1750–60
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Example Sentences

We learn that the interior angles of triangles add up to 180°.

I got the first cut, but again, when I started cutting the interior angle, the bar worked its way out of the jig, and the tool dug in and broke.

I think this is fascinating because it means that in other geometries, there are triangles that have different sums of interior angles!

Each interior angle of a regular heptagon is a bit over 128 degrees, so when we put three of them together at a vertex, we get more than 360 degrees.

Squinch, skwinch, n. a small stone arch, or series of arches, across an interior angle of a square tower to support the sides of an octagonal spire.

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