斜角(しゃかく)

しゃかく
noun
oblique angle; bevel angle
technicalscience
1. oblique angle; bevel angle
An angle that is not a right angle — a slanted angle. Used in geometry, and in machining or carpentry for a cut or join made on the slant.
板(いた)を斜角(しゃかく)に切(き)る。
To cut the board at an oblique angle.
二枚(にまい)の板(いた)を斜角(しゃかく)で接合(せつごう)する。
To join the two boards at an angle.
Mounting the mirror at an oblique angle changes the reflection of the light.

An angle other than a right angle — a slanted or bevelled angle. It appears in geometry and, practically, in cutting or joining materials on the slant.

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