complementary angles

English

Etymology

Complementary in the sense of completing, i.e. they form a complete right angle.

Noun

complementary angles pl ‎(plural only)

1. (geometry) A pair of angles that sum to a right angle.

See also

• cosine
• conjugate angles
• explementary angles
• supplementary angles
• Wikipedia article on complementary angles

Translations

pair of angles

• Estonian: täiendusnurgad
• Finnish: komplementtikulmat
• French: angle complémentaire (fr) m

• Greek: συμπληρωματικές γωνίες f pl ‎(sympliromatikés goníes)
• Japanese: 余角 ‎(yokaku)
• Tagalog: sihang kapuno

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• Icelandic: lagshorn n
• Romanian: unghi complementar