angled

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Thân thiện

The car is parked in an angled parking space.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Forming or set at an angle: Describes something that is not straight or horizontal, but is positioned or constructed with a slant or a specific degree of inclination.
   • Having an angle or angles: Describes an object that features one or more corners or sharp bends where two lines or surfaces meet.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The photographer used an angled mirror to create a unique reflection. (The mirror was positioned at a slant.)
  • The new building features an angled roof for better snow runoff. (The roof is constructed with a slope.)
  • She preferred the angled parking spaces because they were easier to enter. (The parking spaces are set at an inclination, not parallel to the curb.)

Advanced Usage

• "Angled toward/away from": Used to describe something slanted in a specific direction relative to a point of reference.
  • The solar panels are angled toward the south to maximize sun exposure.
• In figurative use: Can describe an approach or perspective that is indirect or biased.
  • His question was clearly angled to make the politician look bad. (The question was framed from a specific, slanted perspective.)

Variants and Related Words

• Angle (noun): The space between two intersecting lines or surfaces, or a particular way of approaching an issue.
  • The interior angles of a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
• Angle (verb): To position or direct something at a slant, or to present information from a particular biased perspective.
  • He angled the lamp to get more light on his book.
• Angular (adjective): Having sharp angles or corners; lean and bony in physique.
  • The sculpture had a harsh, angular design.

Synonyms

• Slanted: Positioned at an angle; also implies bias.
• Tilted: Leaning or sloping.
• Inclined: At an angle from the horizontal or vertical.
• Beveled: Cut at an angle that is not a right angle.

Antonyms

• Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve or angle.
• Level: Having a flat, horizontal surface.
• Parallel: Side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. forming or set at an angle
   • angled parking