angle bracket
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angle bracket
- /ˈæŋ.ɡəl ˌbrækɪt/ UK
noun angle brackets
- Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
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Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.
Similar: chevron
- Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean punctuation.
- Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.
- an object used to connect two other objects at an angle
Similar: wicket
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noun either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
| Español | corchete angular, antilambda, diple, cuña |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 山括弧 |
| 中文 | 尖括號 /尖括号 jiānkuòhào, 角括號 /角括号 jiǎokuòhào |
| Português | parêntese angular, parêntesis angular, chevron |
| Français | chevron, crochet oblique, anti-lambda |
| Deutsch | spitze Klammer |
| Italiano | parentesi angolare, parentesi angolata |
| Ελληνικά | γωνιώδης αγκύλη goniódis agkýli |
| Русский | углова́я ско́бка uglovája skóbka |
noun either of the signs〈 or 〉
| Español | corchete angular, antilambda, diple, cuña |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 山括弧 |
| 中文 | 尖括號 /尖括号 jiānkuòhào, 角括號 /角括号 jiǎokuòhào |
| Português | parêntese angular, parêntesis angular, chevron |
| Français | chevron, crochet oblique, anti-lambda |
| Deutsch | spitze Klammer |
| Italiano | parentesi angolare, parentesi angolata |
| Ελληνικά | γωνιώδης αγκύλη goniódis agkýli |
| Русский | углова́я ско́бка uglovája skóbka |
noun either of the signs < or >
| Español | corchete angular, antilambda, diple, cuña |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 山括弧 |
| 中文 | 尖括號 /尖括号 jiānkuòhào, 角括號 /角括号 jiǎokuòhào |
| Português | parêntese angular, parêntesis angular, chevron |
| Français | chevron, crochet oblique, anti-lambda |
| Deutsch | spitze Klammer |
| Italiano | parentesi angolare, parentesi angolata |
| Ελληνικά | γωνιώδης αγκύλη goniódis agkýli |
| Русский | углова́я ско́бка uglovája skóbka |
noun engineering: object used to connect two other objects at an angle
| Español | escuadra |
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title = {angle bracket},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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