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夾角 (きょうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

夾きょう角かく

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Meanings

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noun

contained angle; included angle

Technical term in geometry referring to the angle formed between two lines or planes.

二に直ちょく線せんの夾角きょうかを求くをもとめる。
Find the angle between the two lines.
この三角形さんかくけいのきの夾角ょうかくは60度どです。
The included angle of this triangle is 60 degrees.

Kanji

夾insert between
角angle, corner, square

Similar words

角かく度ど
角度 is the general word for 'angle', while 夾角 specifically refers to the angle contained between two intersecting lines or planes.

Etymology

From 夾 (to be between, to insert) + 角 (angle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of an angle formed between two lines.