RIGHTANGLE

Right angle

In geometry and trigonometry, a right angle is an angle that bisects the angle formed by two halves of a straight line. More precisely, if a ray is placed so that its endpoint is on a line and the adjacent angles are equal, then they are right angles. As a rotation, a right angle corresponds to a quarter turn .

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right angle

Noun

  1. An angle of 90 degrees; the bisect of the angle formed by a single straight line.
  2. An ∟ character.


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