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RE-ENTRANT ANGLE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Surveying
  • Mineralogy
DEF

In an irregular polygon, an interior angle that is greater than 180º and whose apex faces into the polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Arpentage
  • Minéralogie
CONT

E.si ces deux demi-droites ne sont pas portées par la même droite, une seule de ces deux portions est convexe: on l'appelle angle saillant. L'autre est l'angle rentrant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geometría plana
  • Agrimensura
  • Mineralogía
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