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right-angled

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a right angle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a right-angled bend

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուղղանկյուն (uġġankyun) — having a right angle
  • Belarusian: прамавуго́льны (pramavuhólʹny) — having a right angle
  • Bulgarian: правоъгълен (pravoǎgǎlen) — having a right angle
  • Finnish: suorakulmainen — having a right angle
  • French: rectangle — having a right angle
  • German: rechtwinklig — having a right angle
  • Greek: ορθογώνιος (orthogónios) — having a right angle
  • Ancient Greek: ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios) — having a right angle
  • Hungarian: derékszögű — having a right angle
  • Icelandic: rétthyrndur — having a right angle
  • Irish: dronuilleach — having a right angle
  • Japanese: 直角の (chokkaku no) — having a right angle
  • Luxembourgish: rechtwénkleg — having a right angle
  • Polish: prostokątny — having a right angle
  • Russian: прямоуго́льный (prjamougólʹnyj) — having a right angle
  • Slovak: pravouhlý — having a right angle
  • Ukrainian: прямоку́тний (prjamokútnyj) — having a right angle
  • Welsh: cyfongl — having a right angle