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angle

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  1. phase                 
 
1. an.gle \'an-g*l\ \-g*ld\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L angulus; akin to OE 
   ancle-ow ankle] archaic  1a: CORNER  1b: a projecting structure or fragment 
    2a: the figure formed by two lines extending from the same point or by two 
   surfaces diverging from the same line 2b: a measure of the amount of 
   turning necessary to bring one line or plane into coincidence with or 
   parallel to another 3a1: POINT OF VIEW  3a2: ASPECT  3b: a special 
   approach, point of attack, or technique for accomplishing an objective - 
   an.gled aj
2. angle \-g(*-)lin\ vb or an.gling 1: to turn, move, or direct at an angle 
    2: to present (as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of 
   view : to turn or proceed at an angle 
3. angle \-g(*-)lin\ vi or an.gling [ME angelen, fr. angel fishhook, fr. 
   OE, fr. anga hook; akin]to OHG ango hook, L uncus, Gk onkos barbed hook, 
   ankos glen 1: to fish with a hook  2: to use artful means to attain an 
   objective An.gle \'an-g*l\ n [L Angli, pl., of Gmc origin; akin to OE 
   Engle, pl., Angles] : a member of a Germanic people conquering England with 
   the Saxons and Jut es in the 5th century A.D. and merging with them to form 
   the Anglo-saxon peoples