horn angle

noun

A curvilinear angle formed between a circle and a straight line tangent to it, or, more generally, the angle formed between two curves at a point where they are tangent to each other.

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Meanings

nounhorn angle (plural horn angles)

plural horn angles

  1. A curvilinear angle formed between a circle and a straight line tangent to it, or, more generally, the angle formed between two curves at a point where they are tangent to each other.
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APA

horn angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horn%20angle

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horn angle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horn%20angle.

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