🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

예각

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ye-gak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acute-angle/əˈkjuːt ˌæŋ.ɡəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"예각은 90도보다 작은 각을 말합니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An angle that measures less than 90 degrees and greater than 0 degrees.

    "The corner of the triangle formed an acute angle."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'acutus' (meaning sharp or pointed, past participle of 'acuere' to sharpen) combined with 'angulus' (meaning a corner or angle, from Proto-Indo-European *ank- meaning to bend). The mathematical terminology was established in Renaissance Europe as geometry texts were translated and standardized from Latin into modern European languages.

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