ângulo

See also: angulo, ángulo, Ângulo, and -ângulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulus (“corner; remote area”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ɡu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/, /ˈɐ̃.ɡɨ.lu/, (with elision) /ˈɐ̃.ɡlu/

• Homophone: anglo
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡulu
• Hyphenation: ân‧gu‧lo

Noun

ângulo m (plural ângulos)

1. (geometry)
   1. figure formed by two half-planes or two half-lines with the same origin; space limited by this figure
   2. measure of the distance between two rays that have the same origin
2. edge, corner
3. (photography, film) angle (camera position in relation to the focused object)
4. (figuratively) point of view, perspective

Derived terms

• ângulo agudo
• ângulo complementar
• ângulo completo
• ângulo giro
• ângulo Mach
• ângulo oblíquo
• ângulo obtuso
• ângulo reto

 

Related terms

• angulação
• angulado
• angular
• angularidade
• angularmente
• angulatura
• angulometria
• angulomêtrico
• angulometro
• angulosidade
• anguloso

 

Further reading

• “ângulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “ângulo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.