acute angle
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an acute angle is less than 90 degrees
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two angles that are formed when one angle is divided into two parts by a straight line
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the shape that is made where two straight lines join or cross each other. Angles are measured in degrees. An angle that measures 90 degrees is a right angle; if it is less than 90 degrees, it is an acute angle, and if it is more than 90 degrees, it is an obtuse angle.
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the angle of the imaginary line between the position of a plane, ship etc and the position of another object
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the two inside corner angles formed where a straight line crosses two parallel lines
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the angles opposite each other that are formed when two lines intersect (=cross each other)
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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