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n.in a polygon, an interior angle greater than 180°, with its point turning back into the figure rather than out from it
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reentrant angle
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reentrant angle — n. in a polygon, an interior angle greater than 180°, with its point turning back into the figure rather than out from it … English World dictionary
reentrant angle — noun an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees • Syn: ↑reentering angle • Ant: ↑salient angle • Hypernyms: ↑interior angle, ↑internal angle * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
reentrant — or re entrant or reëntrant [rē en′trənt] adj. that reenters; specif., pointed inward, as an angle n. a reentrant angle or part reentrance n. re entrance … English World dictionary
reentrant — /ree en treuhnt/, adj. 1. reentering or pointing inward: a reentrant angle. n. 2. a reentering angle or part. 3. a person or thing that reenters or returns: Reentrants to the engineering program must take the introductory course again. 4.… … Universalium
reentrant — re•en•trant [[t]riˈɛn trənt[/t]] n. 1) a reentering angle or part 2) cvb a person or thing that reenters or returns 3) reentering or pointing inward: a reentrant angle[/ex] • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
Reentrant — Re*[ e]n trant ( trant), a. Re[ e]ntering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re?ntrant angle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reentrant — 1. adjective a) Reentering; to point inward. The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not re entrant. b) that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread. Global variables must not be altered by reentrant … Wiktionary
reentering angle — noun an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees • Syn: ↑reentrant angle • Ant: ↑salient angle (for: ↑reentrant angle) • Hypernyms: ↑interior angle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
interior angle — noun the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon • Syn: ↑internal angle • Hypernyms: ↑angle • Hyponyms: ↑reentrant angle, ↑reentering angle * * * inˈterior angle 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
salient angle — noun an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees • Ant: ↑reentrant angle • Hypernyms: ↑angle * * * noun : an angle pointing outward; specifically : an angle in a fortification (as a bastion) or in a… … Useful english dictionary
