Meanings
nounangle bracket (plural angle brackets)
plural angle brackets
- Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets.
- computingEither of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
- engineeringan object used to connect two other objects at an angle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.
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nouneither of two punctuation marks (‘<’ or ‘>’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
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Translations
Bulgarian ъ́глова скоба, ъ́глова пла́нка
- ъ́глова скоба (ắglova skoba)either of the signs < or >
- ъ́глова пла́нка (ắglova plánka)engineering: object used to connect two other objects at an angle
- ъ́глова скоба (ắglova skoba)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- ъ́глова скоба (ắglova skoba)either of the signs〈 or 〉
Catalan clau angular, claudàtor angular
- clau angulareither of the signs < or >
- claudàtor angulareither of the signs < or >
- clau angulareither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- claudàtor angulareither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- clau angulareither of the signs〈 or 〉
- claudàtor angulareither of the signs〈 or 〉
Chinese Mandarin 尖括號 /尖括号, 角括號 /角括号
- 尖括號 /尖括号 (jiānkuòhào)either of the signs < or >
- 角括號 /角括号 (jiǎokuòhào)either of the signs < or >
- 尖括號 /尖括号 (jiānkuòhào)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- 角括號 /角括号 (jiǎokuòhào)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- 尖括號 /尖括号 (jiānkuòhào)either of the signs〈 or 〉
- 角括號 /角括号 (jiǎokuòhào)either of the signs〈 or 〉
Czech lomená závorka, lomená závorka
- lomená závorkaeither of the signs < or >
- lomená závorkaeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- lomená závorkaeither of the signs〈 or 〉
Dutch hoekanker, hoekanker
- hoekankereither of the signs < or >
- hoekankereither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- hoekankereither of the signs〈 or 〉
Esperanto angula krampo, angula krampo
- angula krampoeither of the signs < or >
- angula krampoeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- angula krampoeither of the signs〈 or 〉
Finnish kulmasulku, kulmasulje
- kulmasulkueither of the signs < or >
- kulmasuljeeither of the signs < or >
- kulmasulkueither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- kulmasuljeeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- kulmasulkueither of the signs〈 or 〉
- kulmasuljeeither of the signs〈 or 〉
French chevron, crochet oblique
- chevroneither of the signs < or >
- crochet obliqueeither of the signs < or >
- anti-lambdaeither of the signs < or >
- chevroneither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- crochet obliqueeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- anti-lambdaeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- chevroneither of the signs〈 or 〉
- crochet obliqueeither of the signs〈 or 〉
- anti-lambdaeither of the signs〈 or 〉
German spitze Klammer, spitze Klammer
- spitze Klammereither of the signs < or >
- spitze Klammereither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- spitze Klammereither of the signs〈 or 〉
Greek γωνιώδης αγκύλη, γωνιώδης αγκύλη
- γωνιώδης αγκύλη (goniódis agkýli)either of the signs < or >
- γωνιώδης αγκύλη (goniódis agkýli)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- γωνιώδης αγκύλη (goniódis agkýli)either of the signs〈 or 〉
Hungarian csúcsos zárójel, kúpos zárójel
- csúcsos zárójeleither of the signs < or >
- kúpos zárójeleither of the signs < or >
- horpadt zárójeleither of the signs < or >
- csúcsos zárójeleither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- kúpos zárójeleither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- horpadt zárójeleither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- csúcsos zárójeleither of the signs〈 or 〉
- kúpos zárójeleither of the signs〈 or 〉
- horpadt zárójeleither of the signs〈 or 〉
Irish lúibín uilleach, lúibín uilleach
- lúibín uilleacheither of the signs < or >
- lúibín uilleacheither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- lúibín uilleacheither of the signs〈 or 〉
Italian parentesi angolare, parentesi angolata
- parentesi angolareeither of the signs < or >
- parentesi angolataeither of the signs < or >
- parentesi angolareeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- parentesi angolataeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- parentesi angolareeither of the signs〈 or 〉
- parentesi angolataeither of the signs〈 or 〉
Japanese 山括弧, 山括弧
- 山括弧either of the signs < or >
- 山括弧either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- 山括弧either of the signs〈 or 〉
Polish nawias trójkątny, nawias trójkątny
- nawias trójkątnyeither of the signs < or >
- nawias trójkątnyeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- nawias trójkątnyeither of the signs〈 or 〉
Portuguese parêntese angular, parêntesis angular
- parêntese angulareither of the signs < or >
- parêntesis angulareither of the signs < or >
- chevroneither of the signs < or >
- parêntese angulareither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- parêntesis angulareither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- chevroneither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- parêntese angulareither of the signs〈 or 〉
- parêntesis angulareither of the signs〈 or 〉
- chevroneither of the signs〈 or 〉
Russian углова́я ско́бка, углова́я ско́бка
- углова́я ско́бка (uglovája skóbka)either of the signs < or >
- углова́я ско́бка (uglovája skóbka)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- углова́я ско́бка (uglovája skóbka)either of the signs〈 or 〉
Spanish corchete angular, antilambda
- corchete angulareither of the signs < or >
- antilambdaeither of the signs < or >
- dipleeither of the signs < or >
- cuñaeither of the signs < or >
- escuadraengineering: object used to connect two other objects at an angle
- corchete angulareither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- antilambdaeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- dipleeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- cuñaeither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- corchete angulareither of the signs〈 or 〉
- antilambdaeither of the signs〈 or 〉
- dipleeither of the signs〈 or 〉
Swedish vinkelparentes, vinkelparentes
- vinkelparenteseither of the signs < or >
- vinkelparenteseither of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- vinkelparenteseither of the signs〈 or 〉
Ukrainian кутова́ ду́жка, кутова́ ду́жка
- кутова́ ду́жка (kutová dúžka)either of the signs < or >
- кутова́ ду́жка (kutová dúžka)either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩
- кутова́ ду́жка (kutová dúžka)either of the signs〈 or 〉
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APA
angle bracket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20bracket
MLA
“angle bracket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20bracket. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angle bracket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20bracket.
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