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Definition of "obtuse angle" []

  • An angle greater than 90° and less than 180°. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "obtuse angle" in a sentence
  • "Ramseur was therefore in the obtuse angle formed by the Martinsburg and"
  • "At its western extremity it forms a somewhat obtuse angle with a stronger and still better constructed wall which runs north (Selah Merill, "Quart."
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