complementary angles

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word complementary angles. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word complementary angles, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say complementary angles in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word complementary angles you have here. The definition of the word complementary angles will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcomplementary angles, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Complementary in the sense of completing, i.e. they form a complete right angle.

Noun

complementary angles

  1. (geometry) plural of complementary angle
    Let angle A = 30° and angle B = 10°, so that their complementary angles are A′ = 60° and B′ = 80°, respectively.

Noun

complementary angles pl (plural only)

  1. (geometry) A pair of angles that sum to a right angle.
    A = 30° and A′ = 60°, so A and A′ are complementary angles.

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

See also

Further reading