obtuse

  • 21obtuse — [əbˈtjuːs] adj technical an obtuse angle is between 90º and 180º …

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  • 22obtuse —   Kūmūmū, lohi ka no ono o ana.    ♦ Obtuse angle, huina peleleu …

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  • 23obtuse — [16] The etymological meaning of obtuse is ‘beaten down, blunted’. It comes from Latin obtūsus, the past participle of obtundere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘against’ and tundere ‘beat’ (source of English contusion and related to… …

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  • 24Obtuse-angled — Ob*tuse an gled, obtuse angular ob*tuse an gu*lar, a. Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse angled triangle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25obtuse-angular — Obtuse angled Ob*tuse an gled, obtuse angular ob*tuse an gu*lar, a. Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse angled triangle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Obtuse barracuda — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 27obtuse angle — obtuse angled, obtuse angular /euhb toohs ang gyeuh leuhr, tyoohs /, adj. an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°. See diag. under angle. [1560 70] * * * …

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  • 28obtuse triangle — obtuse′ tri′angle n. math. a triangle with one obtuse angle …

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  • 29obtuse / abstruse —    Obtuse means lacking quickness of wit or sensitivity, dull, dense : Brandon is so obtuse he doesn t even know when he is being insulted.    Abstruse means too difficult to understand for the average mind : The professor presented an abstruse… …

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  • 30obtuse / abstruse —    Obtuse means lacking quickness of wit or sensitivity, dull, dense : Brandon is so obtuse he doesn t even know when he is being insulted.    Abstruse means too difficult to understand for the average mind : The professor presented an abstruse… …

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