Acute Angle Definition

noun
  • geometry
    an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

Explanation

An acute angle is an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

Related Terms

An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint called the vertex. Its size, measured in degrees or radians, is the amount of rotation needed to align one ray with the other.

A right angle is an angle of exactly 90 degrees, a quarter of a full turn.

A perpendicular angle is equal to a quarter of a full rotation. A perpendicular angle is measured as 90 degrees or π/2 radians.

An obtuse angle is an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. It is larger than a right angle and smaller than a straight angle.