right-angled

ˈraɪt ˈæŋɡəld

Definition

Definition of right-angled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

math geometry

Rare

forms a 90-degree angle

Rare

The right-angled triangle has one 90-degree angle.

orthogonal

perpendicular

triangle

TECH.

describing a triangle with one 90-degree angle

TECH.

We studied right-angled triangles in math class.

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right-angled triangle

triangle with one angle of 90 degrees

In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of a right-angled triangle..

Origin of right-angled

Latin, rectus (right) + angulus (angle)

Terms with right-angled included in their meaning

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angled

adj.

not right-angled

positioned at an angle other than 90 degrees

froe

woodworking tool

tool with a right-angled blade for splitting wood

Hakenkreuz

cross shape

cross with right-angled arms

Examples of right-angled in a sentence

Draw a right-angled line to complete the diagram.
The carpenter cut the wood at a right-angled corner.
A right-angled triangle is essential in trigonometry.

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French:rectangulaire, rectangle, ...
German:rechtwinklig, ...
Italian:retto, ortogonale, ...
Spanish:rectángulo, rectangular, ...
Portuguese:retângulo, de ângulo reto, ...
Chinese:直角的, ...
Japanese:直角の, 直角三角形の, ...
Arabic:قَائِم الزَّاوِيَة, قَائِم الزَّاوِيَة, ...
Hebrew:זָוִית יְשָׁרָה, מְשֻׁלָּשׁ זָוִית, ...
Russian:прямоугольный, ...
Ukrainian:прямокутний, ортогональний, ...
Hindi:समकोणीय, समकोण, ...
Bengali:সমকোণী, ...
Catalan:recte, rectangle, ...
Czech:pravoúhlý, ...
Danish:retvinklet, 90-graders, ...
Dutch:rechthoekig, haaks, ...
Greek:ορθογώνιο, ορθογώνιος, ...
Hungarian:derékszögű, ...
Khmer:កែង, ...
Korean:직각의, 직각 삼각형의, ...
Persian:قائم‌الزاویه, راست‌زاویه, ...
Polish:prostokątny, ...
Portuguese (BR):retângulo, ortogonal, ...
Romanian:dreptunghic, ...
Swedish:rätvinklig, ...
Thai:มุมฉาก, ตั้งฉาก, ...
Turkish:dik açılı, dik kenarlı, ...
Vietnamese:góc vuông, vuông, ...

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