"complementary angles" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Complementary in the sense of completing, i.e. they form a complete right angle. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} complementary angles
  1. (geometry) plural of complementary angle Tags: form-of, plural Form of: complementary angle
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Noun

Etymology: Complementary in the sense of completing, i.e. they form a complete right angle. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} complementary angles pl (plural only)
  1. (geometry) A pair of angles that sum to a right angle. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: conjugate angles, cosine, explementary angles, supplementary angles Translations (pair of angles): زَاوِيَتَانِ مُتَتَامَّتَانِ (zāwiyatāni mutatāmmatāni) [dual, feminine] (Arabic), ángulos complementarios [masculine, plural] (Asturian), angles complementaris [masculine, plural] (Catalan), 餘角 /余角 (yújiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), täiendusnurgad (Estonian), komplementtikulmat (Finnish), angles complémentaires [masculine, plural] (French), ángulos complementarios [masculine, plural] (Galician), συμπληρωματικές γωνίες (sympliromatikés goníes) [feminine, plural] (Greek), pótszög (Hungarian), angoli complementari [masculine, plural] (Italian), 余角 (yokaku) (Japanese), koki whakahāngai (Maori), kąty dopełniające [masculine, plural] (Polish), ângulos complementares [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), ángulos complementarios [masculine, plural] (Spanish), sihang kapuno (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-complementary_angles-en-noun-OBA6HlcQ Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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