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  • 21obtuse-angular — adjective see obtuse angled * * * obtuseˈ angˈled or obtuseˈ angˈular adjective Having an angle greater than a right angle and less than 180º • • • Main Entry: ↑obtuse …

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  • 22obtuse — ● obtus, obtuse adjectif (latin obtusus) Qui manque de pénétration, de finesse ; borné : Une intelligence obtuse. Se dit d un angle géométrique dont l écart angulaire est compris strictement entre celui de l angle droit et celui de l angle plat.… …

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  • 23obtuse — ob|tuse [ əb tus ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL someone who is obtuse does not understand explanations or situations quickly: I think he was being deliberately obtuse. 2. ) TECHNICAL an obtuse angle is between 90º and 180º …

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  • 24obtuse angle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms obtuse angle : singular obtuse angle plural obtuse angles maths any angle that is between 90° and 180° …

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  • 25obtuse triangle — noun a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle • Syn: ↑obtuse angled triangle • Hypernyms: ↑triangle, ↑trigon, ↑trilateral * * * Geom. a triangle with one obtuse angle. See diag. under triangle …

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  • 26Obtuse angle — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …

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  • 27obtuse — adjective (obtuser; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin obtusus blunt, dull, from past participle of obtundere to beat against, blunt, from ob against + tundere to beat more at ob , contusion Date: 15th century 1. a. not pointed or acute ; …

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  • 28obtuse-angled — adjective Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle. Syn: obtuse Ant: acute, acute angled …

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  • 29obtuse — UK [əbˈtjuːs] / US [əbˈtus] adjective formal someone who is obtuse does not understand explanations or situations quickly I think he was being deliberately obtuse …

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  • 30obtuse-angled triangle — noun a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle • Syn: ↑obtuse triangle • Hypernyms: ↑triangle, ↑trigon, ↑trilateral …

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