1.
interior angle (of a polygon)
In geometry, the angle formed inside a polygon at one of its vertices. The interior angles of a triangle sum to 180°; for an n-gon the sum is 180°×(n−2).
三角形の内角を足す。
Add up the interior angles of a triangle.
多角形の内角の和を求める。
Find the sum of the interior angles of a polygon.
正六角形の一つの内角は百二十度だ。
One interior angle of a regular hexagon is one hundred twenty degrees.
2.
inside corner of the strike zone (baseball)
In baseball, the side of the strike zone closer to the batter. Pitchers throw a 内角 to back the batter off the plate.
内角を攻める。
Pitch to the inside corner.
内角低めのストライクをとった。
He got a strike low and inside.
ピッチャーは内角高めの速球でバッターを詰まらせた。
The pitcher jammed the batter with a high inside fastball.
Compound of 内 (inside) + 角 (angle / corner). The geometric sense is by far the more common one; the baseball sense is a specialized extension. Not to be confused with the homophone 内閣 (the Cabinet).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS (math):
- 内角の和: sum of interior angles
- 内角を求める: to find the interior angle
COMMON COLLOCATIONS (baseball):
- 内角を攻める: to pitch to the inside corner
- 内角低め: low and inside
- 内角高め: high and inside
ANTONYMS:
- 外角: exterior angle (math) / outside corner (baseball)