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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrechter Winkel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛçtɐ ˈvɪŋkl̩
"Die Ecken des Raumes bilden einen rechten Winkel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An angle of 90 degrees, exactly a quarter of a full turn, formed when two lines meet at right angles to each other.
"The corners of a square are always right angles." - 2
The relation of two lines or planes that meet at an angle of 90 degrees; perpendicularity.
"The shelf was positioned at right angles to the wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'right' (from Old English 'riht', meaning straight or true) and 'angle' (from Latin 'angulus', meaning a corner or angle). The term translates the concept of a 'straight' or perpendicular intersection, foundational to geometry since ancient Greek mathematics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Right angle" is said worldwide
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angle droit
Transliteration: ɑ̃ɡl drwa
"Les murs se rencontrent à angle droit."
rechter Winkel
Transliteration: ʁɛçtɐ ˈvɪŋkl̩
"Die Ecken des Raumes bilden einen rechten Winkel."
angolo retto
Transliteration: ˈanɡolo ˈretto
"Le due linee si incontrano a un angolo retto."
ángulo recto
Transliteration: ˈaŋɡulo ˈrekto
"Las paredes forman un ángulo recto."
ângulo reto
Transliteration: ˈɐ̃ɡulu ˈʁetu
"O canto da mesa forma um ângulo reto."
समकोण
Transliteration: samakon
"वर्ग के सभी कोण समकोण होते हैं।"
直角
Transliteration: zhíjiǎo
"正方形的四个角都是直角。"
직각
Transliteration: jikgak
"두 선이 만나 직각을 이루고 있다."
直角
Transliteration: chokkaku
"この二本の線は直角に交わっている。"
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