Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at right angles to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: at right an-gles -to
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Forming an angle of 90 degrees to something.

Example Sentences

"The whole unit is rotated through 90deg to a position at right angles to the wagon and the three parts of the piling frame are unfolded from the straight line form into which they are packed for travelling to the triangular form in which they are set up for piling."

Phrases

right angle

Frequently Paired Words

right angle

Questions

What does at right angles to mean?: Forming an angle of 90 degrees to something.

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