right-anglev.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtˌaŋɡl/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdˌæŋɡ(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: right angle n.

Etymology: < right angle n.

transitive. To cross or cut at right angles; (also) to set at right angles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > intersect [verb (transitive)] > at right angles

right-angle1845

1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 31 The lines of purple deeply spread, Right-angled with the stripes of red.

1895 Harper's Mag. Feb. 344/1 This crossing right-angled a deep railroad.

1907 S. E. White & S. H. Adams Mystery i. iii. 19 Billy Edwards came on deck with a line of irritation right-angling the furrows between his eyes.

1947 H. Babcock My Health is Better in November 254 In the second field Major sniffed interestedly. Right-angling a path down which we were walking, he trailed a hundred feet and planted himself statuesquely near an overgrown terrace.

2005 R. Dilworth Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy iv. 137 The new street map called for straightening and right-angling the streets in the area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	right-angle
释义	right-anglev. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtˌaŋɡl/, U.S. /ˈraɪdˌæŋɡ(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: right angle n. Etymology: < right angle n. transitive. To cross or cut at right angles; (also) to set at right angles. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > intersect [verb (transitive)] > at right angles right-angle1845 1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 31 The lines of purple deeply spread, Right-angled with the stripes of red. 1895 Harper's Mag. Feb. 344/1 This crossing right-angled a deep railroad. 1907 S. E. White & S. H. Adams Mystery i. iii. 19 Billy Edwards came on deck with a line of irritation right-angling the furrows between his eyes. 1947 H. Babcock My Health is Better in November 254 In the second field Major sniffed interestedly. Right-angling a path down which we were walking, he trailed a hundred feet and planted himself statuesquely near an overgrown terrace. 2005 R. Dilworth Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy iv. 137 The new street map called for straightening and right-angling the streets in the area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1845
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