🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Ângulos verticais

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɐ̃ɡulos veʁtiˈkajʃ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vertical Angle/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl ˈeɪŋ.ɡəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os ângulos verticais são sempre iguais."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A pair of opposite angles formed by the intersection of two lines.

    "When two lines intersect, the angles opposite each other are called vertical angles and are always equal."
  2. 2

    In geometry, vertical angles are the angles that are across from each other when two lines cross.

    "In the diagram, angles A and B are vertical angles, demonstrating that they are equal in measure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'vertical angle' originates from the Latin word 'verticalis', meaning 'perpendicular', and the Latin 'angulus', meaning 'corner' or 'angle'. The concept has been used in geometry since ancient times, particularly in the works of Euclid and later mathematicians.

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