Angle vs. Corner — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman — Updated on October 3, 2023
Angle is a figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point. Corner is a point or region where two sides or edges meet.
Difference Between Angle and Corner
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Key Differences
An Angle is primarily a geometric term referring to the figure formed when two lines branch out from a common point. It represents a measure of turn between these lines. On the other hand, a Corner denotes a place or point outside or inside a geometric figure or any object where two sides or edges converge.
While both Angle and Corner involve the convergence of lines or edges, their usage varies. An Angle is used more in the realm of mathematics and geometry to determine the inclination between two lines, while Corner is used more descriptively to discuss objects or spaces, like the corner of a room or page.
The concept of Angle extends beyond just the meeting point of two lines. For instance, we talk about the angle of incidence in physics or the camera angle in photography. Corner, however, is often linked to physical or tangible objects, denoting a particular region or point of such objects.
Another distinction is in representation. Angles are usually denoted by Greek letters or numbers (like 45°), signifying its magnitude. Meanwhile, a Corner doesn't have a quantitative measure but is qualitatively described in relation to the object it's part of.
Lastly, Angles can be found in a plethora of variations: acute, obtuse, right, etc. A Corner, though diverse in its own right, doesn't possess such categorized variations but can be broadly described based on its sharpness or roundness.
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Comparison Chart
Primary Domain
Geometry
Physical objects
Measurement
Measured in degrees
Not typically measured
Variations
Acute, obtuse, right, etc.
Sharp, rounded, etc.
Descriptive Scope
Refers to a measure of turn between two lines
Refers to a meeting point of two sides or edges
Usage Examples
Camera angle, angle of incidence
Corner of a room, street corner
Compare with Definitions
Angle
Geometric figure formed by two lines
The Angle between these two lines is 90°.
Corner
Meeting point of two edges or sides
She sat in the Corner of the room.
Angle
A perspective or viewpoint
From this Angle, the building looks enormous.
Corner
A difficult situation
I felt backed into a Corner.
Angle
In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane that contains the rays.
Corner
A place or angle for turning
Wait for me at the street Corner.
Angle
To fish with a hook and line.
Corner
Control or monopoly over something
He has a Corner on the local market.
Angle
To try to get something by indirect or artful means
Angle for a promotion.
Corner
The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
The four corners of a rectangle.
Angle
To move or turn (something) at an angle
Angled the chair toward the window.
Corner
The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner
Sat by myself in the corner.
The corner of one's eye.
Angle
(Sports)To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
Corner
The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
Angle
(Informal)To impart a biased aspect or point of view to
Angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.
Corner
(Sports) Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.
Angle
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles
The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.
Corner
(Baseball) Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
Angle
A fishhook or fishing tackle.
Corner
A corner kick in soccer.
Angle
The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.
Corner
(Football) A cornerback.
Angle
The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.
Corner
A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult
Got myself into a corner by boasting.
Angle
The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.
Corner
A remote, secluded, or secret place
The four corners of the earth.
A beautiful little corner of Paris.
Angle
The space between such lines or surfaces.
Corner
A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.
Angle
A solid angle.
Corner
A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
Angle
A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.
Corner
Exclusive possession; monopoly
"Neither party ... has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).
Angle
The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view
A building that looks impressive from any angle.
Corner
To place or drive into a corner
Cornered the thieves and captured them.
Angle
An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view.
Corner
To form a corner in (a stock or commodity)
Cornered the silver market.
Angle
(Slang)A devious method; a scheme.
Corner
To furnish with corners.
Angle
A member of a Germanic people that migrated to England from southern Jutland in the 5th century AD, founded the kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and together with the Jutes and Saxons formed the Anglo-Saxon peoples.
Corner
To turn, as at a corner
A truck that corners poorly.
Angle
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). Category:en:Shapes
The angle between lines A and B
Corner
To come together or be situated on or at a corner.
Angle
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
Corner
Located at a street corner
A corner drugstore.
Angle
A corner where two walls intersect.
An angle of a building
Corner
Designed for use in a corner
A corner table.
Angle
A change in direction.
The horse took off at an angle.
Corner
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
Angle
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
Corner
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
Angle
(media) The focus of a news story.
Corner
The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.
Angle
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Corner
An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.
Angle
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
Corner
(attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
Corner store, corner deli, corner newsagent
Angle
(slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
Corner
An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind.
I took a trip out to his corner of town.
Angle
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Corner
A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.
Angle
(astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Corner
An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
Angle
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Corner
A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
Angle
To place (something) at an angle.
The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
Corner
(heading) Relating to the playing field.
Angle
To change direction rapidly.
The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
Corner
(baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside.
Angle
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?
Corner
(baseball) First base or third base.
There are runners on the corners with just one out.
Angle
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
Corner
(football) A corner kick.
Angle
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
Corner
(American football) A cornerback.
Angle
To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
He must be angling for a pay rise.
Corner
(boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
Angle
The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
Into the utmost angle of the world.
To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
Corner
The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
Angle
The figure made by. two lines which meet.
Corner
A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
Welcome to our English corner.
Angle
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
Corner
(obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.
Angle
A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."
Corner
(transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
Angle
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
A fisher next his trembling angle bears.
Corner
(transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
Angle
To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
Corner
(transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
Angle
To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
The hearts of all that he did angle for.
Corner
To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.
Angle
To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
Corner
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
Angle
The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Corner
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.
Angle
A biased way of looking at or presenting something
Corner
(transitive) To supply with corners.
Angle
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
Corner
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
Angle
Move or proceed at an angle;
He angled his way into the room
Corner
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
Angle
To incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banister
Corner
An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part.
From the four corners of the earth they come.
Angle
Seek indirectly;
Fish for compliments
Corner
A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
This thing was not done in a corner.
Angle
Fish with a hook
Corner
Direction; quarter.
Sits the wind in that corner!
Angle
Present with a bias;
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
Corner
The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock.
Angle
Direction from which something approaches
The ball hit him at an odd Angle.
Corner
A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line.
Angle
A stance or approach in presenting a topic
What's your Angle on this issue?
Corner
To drive into a corner.
Angle
Slant or incline
The hill had a steep Angle.
Corner
To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
Corner
To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
Corner
A place off to the side of an area;
He tripled to the rightfield corner
He glanced out of the corner of his eye
Corner
The point where two lines meet or intersect;
The corners of a rectangle
Corner
An interior angle formed be two meeting walls;
A piano was in one corner of the room
Corner
The intersection of two streets;
Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
Corner
The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect;
The corners of a cube
Corner
A small concavity
Corner
A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade;
A corner on the silver market
Corner
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible;
His lying got him into a tight corner
Corner
A projecting part that is corner-shaped;
He knocked off the corners
Corner
A remote area;
In many corners of the world they still practice slavery
Corner
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Corner
Gain control over;
Corner the gold market
Corner
Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Corner
Turn a corner;
The car corners
Corner
A remote or secluded area
This Corner of the library is quiet.
Common Curiosities
Do all polygons have Corners?
Yes, all polygons have Corners, which are also called vertices. They don't necessarily have angles, though, like in a circle.
Is a Corner only about physical spaces?
Primarily, but Corner can also refer to situations or abstract ideas, like "cornering the market."
Can an Angle be more than 360°?
Yes, in certain contexts like rotational angles, an Angle can be more than 360°. However, a Corner doesn't have such measurements.
What does "playing Angles" mean?
It means trying to achieve something through indirect or complex methods. It's unrelated to the term Corner.
Can both words, Angle and Corner, be used interchangeably?
Not always. While sometimes they can refer to similar concepts, Angle often relates to geometry and Corner to physical locations or objects.
Is a Corner always a 90° Angle?
No, a Corner isn't always a 90° Angle; it can be any angle.
What's the Angle of a full circle?
It's 360°. However, a circle doesn't have Corners.
Can objects like balls have Corners?
No, spheres or balls don't have Corners. They also don't have angles in the geometric sense.
Does a triangle have more Angles or Corners?
A triangle has an equal number of Angles and Corners: three of each.
Can a story or narrative have an Angle?
Yes, a story can have an Angle or perspective. It doesn't have a Corner in the same context.
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Tayyaba RehmanTayyaba Rehman is a distinguished writer, currently serving as a primary contributor to askdifference.com. As a researcher in semantics and etymology, Tayyaba's passion for the complexity of languages and their distinctions has found a perfect home on the platform. Tayyaba delves into the intricacies of language, distinguishing between commonly confused words and phrases, thereby providing clarity for readers worldwide.
