Definitions for obtuse angle

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

obtuse′ an′gle(n.)

  1. an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.

    Category: Math

Origin of obtuse angle:

1560–70

ob•tuse′-an′gled(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. obtuse angle(noun)

    an angle between 90 and 180 degrees


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