Synonym of play the angles

plural of carpal angle

(zoology) The angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.

angling with a weighted line without a float

(carpentry) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. / An angle iron.

An angle or space which cannot be seen or defended from behind the parapet of a fortification.

angle brace

(geometry) The angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.

(architecture) A square rod of wood standing flush with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.

(architecture) A detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle.