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What (who) is at an angle - definition

CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANGLE EQUAL TO ONE THIRD A GIVEN ANGLE
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Trisect         
·vt To cut or divide into three parts.
II. Trisect ·vt To cut or divide into three equal parts.
trisect         
[tr??'s?kt]
¦ verb divide into three parts.
Derivatives
trisection noun
trisector noun
Origin
C17: from tri- + L. sect-, secare 'divide, cut'.
Trisection         
·noun The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.

Wikipedia

Angle trisection

Angle trisection is a classical problem of straightedge and compass construction of ancient Greek mathematics. It concerns construction of an angle equal to one third of a given arbitrary angle, using only two tools: an unmarked straightedge and a compass.

In 1837, Pierre Wantzel proved that the problem, as stated, is impossible to solve for arbitrary angles. However, some special angles can be trisected: for example, it is trivial to trisect a right angle (that is, to construct an angle of 30 degrees).

It is possible to trisect an arbitrary angle by using tools other than straightedge and compass. For example, neusis construction, also known to ancient Greeks, involves simultaneous sliding and rotation of a marked straightedge, which cannot be achieved with the original tools. Other techniques were developed by mathematicians over the centuries.

Because it is defined in simple terms, but complex to prove unsolvable, the problem of angle trisection is a frequent subject of pseudomathematical attempts at solution by naive enthusiasts. These "solutions" often involve mistaken interpretations of the rules, or are simply incorrect.

Examples of use of at an angle
1. The bodies were found on part of the seventh floor that juts out at an angle.
2. She drilled holes at an angle in her wooden table and inserted the bottles neck–down.
3. He was at an angle as he had been thrown in the front of the car.
4. The trumpet is turned up at an angle as coffee is poured in.
5. Finally, O‘Neal peers inside the doorway at an angle, and sees Schafer slumped against the wall.