(n.) The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
(n.) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(n.) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
(n.) A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
(n.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."
(n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
(v. i.) To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
(v. i.) To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
(v. t.) To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
Example Sentences:
(1) A slight varus angle of 2.1 degrees became apparent.
(2) The optimal size for stimulation was between 5 degrees and 12 degrees (visual angle).
(3) The dependence of fluorescence polarization of stained nerve fibres on the angle between the fibre axis and electrical vector of exciting light (azimuth characteristics) has been considered.
(4) Contact angles of Silafocon A and PMMA were relatively uninfluenced by front surface radii between 7.7 and 8.85 and 7.3 to 8.8 mm, respectively.
(5) Angle closure glaucoma is a well-known complication of scleral buckling and it is of particular interest when it occurs in eyes with previously normal angles.
(6) Projection obliquity resulted in consistent underestimation of DPR angle.
(7) Instead of later renal failure and, of course, mental retardation, it was the histological features of the fetus eyes which permit to diagnose and exhibit both congenital cataract and irido-corneal angle dysgenesis.
(8) The superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta made the mean angle of 35.5 degree in patients with normal left renal vein, the mean angle of 45.4 degrees in those with left renal vein compression without nutcracker phenomenon, and the mean angle of 11.9 degrees in those with nutcracker phenomenon.
(9) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(10) We set a new basic plane on an orthopantomogram in order to measure the gonial angle and obtained the following: 1) Usable error difference in ordinary clinical setting ranged from 0.5 degrees-1.0 degree.
(11) By measurement and analysis of the changes in carpal angles and joint spaces, carpal instability was discovered in 41 fractures, an incidence of 30.6%.
(12) The penetration coefficient, determined by the surface tension, contact angle and viscosity, is a measure of the ability of a liquid to penetrate into a capillary space, such as interproximal regions, gingival pockets and pores.
(13) Bohler's angle may be reconstituted with apparent reduction of the posterior facet when projected laterally; however, Broden's and axial views show persistent widening and split of the posterior facet.
(14) The advantages of the incision through the pars plana ciliaris are (1) easier approach to the vitreous cavity, (2) preservation of the crystalline lens and an intact iris, and (3) circumvention of the corneal and chamber angle complications sometimes associated with the transcorneal approach.
(15) These patients did not have narrow anterior chamber angles preoperatively, and several were aphakix with surgical iris colobomas.
(16) Seventy-eight patients presented optochiasmal arachnoiditis: 12 had trigeminal neuralgia; 1, arachnoiditis of the cerebellopontile angle; 6, arachnoiditis of the convex surface of the brain; and 3, the hypertensive hydrocephalic syndrome due to occlusion of the CSF routes.
(17) In this paper, we develop functions suggested by and regression fit to crystallographic data which allow three of these torsion angles, alpha (O3'-P-O5'-C5'), delta (C5'-C4'-C3'-O3') and epsilon (C4'-C3'-O3'-P), to be calculated as dependent variables of those remaining.
(18) An angle of 40 degrees or more was supposed to be a pathological kyphosis.
(19) The lower neck flexion is 35 degrees and extension of the plane of the face 15 degrees, each angle measured relative to horizontal.
(20) Two homosexual men, 35 and 42 years old, had bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Catch
Definition:
(v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.
(v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
(v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
(v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
(v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
(v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
(v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
(v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
(v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
(v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
(v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
(v. i.) To attain possession.
(v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.
(v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
(v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
(n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
(n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
(n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.
(n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
(n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
(n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
(n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
(n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
Example Sentences:
(1) Which means Seattle can't give Jones room to make 13-yard catches as they just did.
(2) Businesses fleeing Brexit will head to New York not EU, warns LSE chief Read more Amid attempts by Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin to catch possible fallout from London, Sir Jon Cunliffe said it was highly unlikely that any EU centre could replicate the services offered by the UK’s financial services industry.
(3) There were still 25 seconds left on the clock when Vernon Davis reeled in a catch at the Baltimore nine-yard line, but San Francisco could not convert on second or third down.
(4) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
(5) Roy Hodgson has opted for youth in his 23-man squad for the World Cup, with Everton's Ross Barkley , 20, and Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, 19, the most eye-catching inclusions for Brazil.
(6) Japan needs to sell whale meat at a competitive price, similar to that of pork or chicken, and to do that it needs to increase its annual catch."
(7) Atlético Madrid maintained their faint hopes of catching Barcelona by recording a fourth straight league win, comfortably beating Deportivo la Coruña 3-0 with goals by the midfielder Saúl Ñíguez, top scorer Antoine Griezmann and Argentinian forward Ángel Correa.
(8) "The idea was to catch the wave and say, 'You've got a failing school, but look - we're going to give you £23m and a lovely new school,'" said Tracy.
(9) In the email King sets out ways jobcentre staff can catch out claimants, saying: "You should consider every doubt – if you are unsure then please conference with me."
(10) To order your main course (from £7.50), squeeze through the tightly packed tables to the kitchen and select whatever catches your eye from an array of dishes that includes roast lamb, salmon with seafood risotto, stuffed cabbage, and sublime stuffed squid (£14), which comes with tomato rice studded with succulent octopus.
(11) Instead this is contaminating the police and policing.” “In addition, it’s costing an absolute fortune where we have £50m being spent one case alone, ie Stakeknife,” he said, referring to the investigation into Freddie Scappaticci, who infiltrated the IRA and became head of its spy-catching unit.
(12) Recent winners such as the Ravens, Giants, Packers and Steelers typically stayed away from free agents, and fans are catching on.
(13) From Stranraer to Stornaway there is a fair chance every primary school child in the country will catch a glimpse of their heroine's gold medal at some stage, like it or not.
(14) He decided to catch the 5pm Eurostar back to Brussels.
(15) As well as telling the BBC to put password controls on the iPlayer, he will ask it to investigate a new offering in which people would pay for shows outside its traditional catch-up window, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph .
(16) Race to test a Cold War killer Porton Down was established as a research centre on the edge of Salisbury Plain in 1916, to help Britain catch up with German chemical weapons technology.
(17) "After five years, we are in a worse place than when we started," wrote Jamil Baz, chief investment strategist at hedge fund GLG, in an eye-catching analysis last month.
(18) The data support the hypothesis that catch-up growth is regulated by a central control with a mechanism (set point) for setting target size of the body.
(19) At each age level the boys consistently performed better than the girls in four of the six motor tests (catching, standing long jump, tennis ball throw and speed run).
(20) We’ve just got to be there, ready to catch, if anything falls apart.” • Some names have been changed.