Phrase guide

obtuse angle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an angle between 90 and 180 degrees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oblique angle

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَاوِيَة مُنْفَرِجَة — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Asturian: ángulu obtusu — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Azerbaijani: kor bucaq — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Bulgarian: тъп ъ́гъл (tǎp ǎ́gǎl) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Burmese: ထောင့်ကျယ် (htaung.kyai) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Catalan: angle obtús — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鈍角 /钝角 (dùnjiǎo) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Czech: tupý úhel — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Danish: stump vinkel — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Esperanto: obtuza angulo — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Estonian: nürinurk — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Finnish: tylppä kulma — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • French: angle obtus — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Galician: ángulo obtuso — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • German: stumpfer Winkel — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Greek: αμβλεία γωνία (amvleía gonía) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Hebrew: זָוִית קֵהָה (zavít qehá) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Hungarian: tompaszög — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Indonesian: sudut tumpul — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Ingrian: tyltsä nurkka — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Italian: angolo ottuso — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Japanese: 鈍角 (donkaku) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Korean: 둔각 (dun'gak) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Lao: ມຸມປ້ານ (mum pān) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Lao: ມຸມຫວາ (mum huā) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Lithuanian: bukasis kampas — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Macedonian: та́п а́гол (táp ágol) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Malay: sudut cakah — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Māori: koki hāpūpū — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Navajo: niteelgo naanázʼá — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Polish: kąt rozwarty — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Portuguese: ângulo obtuso — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Romanian: unghi obtuz — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Russian: тупо́й у́гол (tupój úgol) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceàrn farsaing — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Shan: ၸဵင်ႇဝၢတ်ႈ (tsàeng wāat) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Slovak: tupý uhol — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Spanish: ángulo obtuso — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Swedish: trubbig vinkel — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Tagalog: sihang bika — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Tamil: விரிகோணம் (virikōṇam) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
  • Thai: มุมป้าน (mum-bpâan) — angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees