(へいかく)

へいかく
noun
straight angle; 180-degree angle
academic
1. straight angle; angle of 180 degrees
An angle of 180 degrees, formed by two rays pointing in exactly opposite directions so that they make a straight line.
平角(へいかく)180()だ。
A straight angle is 180 degrees.
Two right angles together make a straight angle.
一直線(いっちょくせん)(なら)んだ(ふた)半直線(はんちょくせん)つくる(かく)平角(へいかく)という
The angle formed by two rays lying in a straight line is called a straight angle.

Composed of (へい) (flat, level) + (かく) (angle). A mathematics term for an angle of exactly 180 degrees.

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