angle bracket

noun — 5 senses

angle bracket

noun

UK /ˈæŋ.ɡəl ˌbrækɪt/

› Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.

2

Mathematics, Media, Publishing, Sciences, Typography Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.

3

Media, Publishing, Typography Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean punctuation.

4

Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.

5

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences an object used to connect two other objects at an angle

Synonyms
wicket, chevron
Related terms
brace, bracket, curly bracket, guillemet, lenticular bracket, parenthesis, square bracket

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