central angle

noun

An angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle.

Meanings

nouncentral angle (plural central angles)

plural central angles

  1. geometryAn angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle.

Translations

Finnish keskuskulma
  • keskuskulmaan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
French angle central
  • angle centralan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
German Mittelpunktswinkel, Zentriwinkel
  • Mittelpunktswinkelan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
  • Zentriwinkelan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
Hungarian középponti szög
  • középponti szögan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
Korean 중심각
  • 중심각 (jungsimgak)an angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
Portuguese ângulo central
  • ângulo centralan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
Spanish ángulo central
  • ángulo centralan angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle
Cite this entry
APA

central angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20angle

MLA

“central angle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20angle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central angle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20angle.

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