angle vs position

angle

verb
  • To place (something) at an angle. 

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. 

  • 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. 

position

verb
  • To put into place. 

noun
  • A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price. 

  • The full state of a chess game at any given turn. 

  • A situation suitable to perform some action. 

  • The order in which players are seated around the table. 

  • A status or rank. 

  • A place or location. 

  • A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error. 

  • An opinion, stand, or stance. 

  • A posture. 

  • A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player. 

  • A post of employment; a job. 

  • An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution. 

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