angle1

noun

• 1the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
• a corner, especially an external projection or an internal recess of a part of a building or other structure:a skylight in the angle of the roof
• slope; a measure of the inclination of two lines or surfaces with respect to each other, equal to the amount that one would have to be turned in order to point in the same direction as the other:sloping at an angle of 33° to the horizontal he trudged back, the angle of his shoulders spelling dejection
• a position from which something is viewed or along which it travels or acts, often as measured by its inclination from an implicit horizontal or vertical baseline:from this angle, Maggie could not see Naomi’s face camera angles

• 2a particular way of approaching or considering an issue or problem:discussing the problems from every conceivable angle he always had a fresh angle on life
• one part of a larger subject, event, or problem:a black prosecutor who downplayed the racial angle his chosen angle was the language of the Old Testament
• a bias or point of view:Zimmer saw the world from an angle that few could understand

• 3 [often with modifier] Astrology each of the four mundane houses (the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth of the twelve divisions of the heavens) that extend counterclockwise from the cardinal points of the compass.

• 4angle iron or a similar construction material made of another metal.

verb

• direct or incline at an angle:Anna angled her camera toward the tree he angled his chair so that he could watch her
• [no object] move or be inclined at an angle:the cab angled across two lanes and skidded to a stop the sun angled into the dining room
• present (information) to reflect a particular view or have a particular focus.