anglea geometric figure; an angular projection; a projecting corner: the angles of a building; a viewpoint; standpoint: He looked at the situation from every angle.Not to be confused with:angel ? a heavenly creature: Your mother is such an angel.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeAn·gle (?ng?g?l)n. A member of a Germanic people that migrated to England from southern Jutland in the 5th century ad, founded the kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and together with the Jutes and Saxons formed the Anglo-Saxon peoples.[From Latin Angl?, the Angles, of Germanic origin.]an·gle 1 (?ng?g?l)intr.v. an·gled, an·gling, an·gles 1. To fish with a hook and line.2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.n. Obsolete A fishhook or fishing tackle.[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]an·gle 2 (?ng?g?l)n.1. Mathematics a. The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.b. The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.c. The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.d. The space between such lines or surfaces.e. A solid angle.2. A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.3. a. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view: a building that looks impressive from any angle.b. An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view.4. Slang A devious method; a scheme.v. an·gled, an·gling, an·gles v.tr.1. To move or turn (something) at an angle: angled the chair toward the window.2. Sports To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.3. Informal To impart a biased aspect or point of view to: angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.v.intr. To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles: The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin angulus.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.angle (?æ???l) n1. (Mathematics) the space between two straight lines that diverge from a common point or between two planes that extend from a common line2. (Mathematics) the shape formed by two such lines or planes3. (Mathematics) the extent to which one such line or plane diverges from another, measured in degrees or radians4. an angular projection or recess; corner5. standpoint; point of view: look at the question from another angle; the angle of a newspaper article. 6. informal a selfish or devious motive or purpose7. (Building) See angle ironvb8. to move in or bend into angles or an angle9. (tr) to produce (an article, statement, etc) with a particular point of view10. (tr) to present, direct, or place at an angle11. (intr) to turn or bend in a different direction: the path angled sharply to the left. [C14: from French, from Old Latin angulus corner]angle (?æ???l) vb (intr) 1. (Angling) to fish with a hook and line2. (often foll by for) to attempt to get: he angled for a compliment. n (Angling) obsolete any piece of fishing tackle, esp a hook[Old English angul fish-hook; related to Old High German ango, Latin uncus, Greek onkos]Angle (?æ???l) n (Peoples) a member of a West Germanic people from N Germany who invaded and settled large parts of E and N England in the 5th and 6th centuries ad[from Latin Anglus, from Germanic (compare English), an inhabitant of Angul, a district in Schleswig (now Angeln), a name identical with Old English angul hook, angle2, referring to its shape]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?gle1 (?æ? g?l) n., v. -gled, -gling. n. 1. a. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. b. the figure so formed. c. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or degrees. 2. an angular projection; a projecting corner. 3. a viewpoint; standpoint. 4. the point of view from which journalistic copy is written; slant. 5. one aspect of an event, problem, subject, etc. 6. Informal. a secret motive. 7. any of the four interceptions of the equatorial circle by the horizon and the meridian. 8. angle iron (def. 2). v.t. 9. to move or bend in an angle. 10. to set, direct, or adjust at an angle: to angle a spotlight. 11. to slant (a piece of reporting) toward a particular point of view. v.i. 12. to turn sharply in a different direction: The road angles to the right. 13. to move or go in angles or at an angle. [1350?1400; Middle English