Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - angle

n. (usu. in pl.) a member of a tribe from Schleswig that settled in Eastern Britain in the 5th c. Derivatives Anglian adj. Etymology: L Anglus f. Gmc (OE Engle: cf. ENGLISH) f. Angul a district of Schleswig (now in N. Germany) (as ANGLE(2)) ANGLE 1. n. & v. --n. 1 a the space between two meeting lines or surfaces. b the inclination of two lines or surfaces to each other. 2 a a corner. b a sharp projection. 3 a the direction from which a photograph etc. is taken. b the aspect from which a matter is considered. --v. 1 tr. & intr. move or place obliquely. 2 tr. present (information) from a particular point of view (was angled in favour of the victim). Phrases and idioms angle brackets brackets in the form < > (see BRACKET n. 3). angle-iron a piece of iron or steel with an L-shaped cross-section, used to strengthen a framework. angle of repose the angle beyond which an inclined body will not support another on its surface by friction. Etymology: ME f. OF angle or f. L angulus 2. v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (often foll. by for) fish with hook and line. 2 (foll. by for) seek an objective by devious or calculated means (angled for a pay rise). --n. archaic a fish-hook. Etymology: OE angul