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angle bracket

an·gle brack·et
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ang-guh l brak-it]
    • /ˈæŋ gəl ˈbræk ɪt/
    • /ˈæŋɡl ˈbræk.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-guh l brak-it]
    • /ˈæŋ gəl ˈbræk ɪt/

Definitions of angle bracket words

  • noun angle bracket either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and > 3
  • noun angle bracket one of two marks < or > used in printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc. 1
  • noun angle bracket symbol: chevron 1
  • noun Definition of angle bracket in Technology (character)   Either of the characters "<" (less-than, ASCII 60) and ">" (greater-than, ASCII 62). Typographers in the Real World use angle brackets which are either taller and slimmer (the ISO "Bra" and "Ket" characters), or significantly smaller (single or double guillemets) than the less-than and greater-than signs. See broket. 1
  • noun angle bracket Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. 0
See all 5 definitions of angle bracket

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Origin of angle bracket

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Angle bracket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Angle bracket

angle bracket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

angle bracket usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for angle bracket

noun angle bracket

  • angle bar — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
Just one Synonym for angle bracket

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