angle vs figure

angle

noun
  • A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. 

  • A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). 

  • A change in direction. 

  • Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli. 

  • A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. 

  • A corner where two walls intersect. 

  • A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud. 

  • Any of various hesperiid butterflies. 

  • The focus of a news story. 

  • The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere. 

  • An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral 

  • A viewpoint; a way of looking at something. 

verb
  • To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint. 

  • To change direction rapidly. 

  • To try to catch fish with a hook and line. 

  • To place (something) at an angle. 

  • To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing. 

  • To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball. 

figure

noun
  • A shape. 

  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

verb
  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

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