Dictionary

angle bracket en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæŋ.ɡəl ˌbrækɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. ▸ Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
2. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. ▸ Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.
3. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. ▸ Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean punctuation.
4. (qualifier:terminology) Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. ▸ Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.
5. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. ▸ an object used to connect two other objects at an angle

Forms

Relateds

parenthesis · square bracket · lenticular bracket · curly bracket · bracket · guillemet · brace

Synonyms

chevron (typographic and mathematical symbols) · wicket

Translations (110)

pt chevron (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · cs lomená závorka (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · uk кутова́ ду́жка (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · es antilambda (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · cmn 尖括號 /尖括号 (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ast corchete angular (either of the signs < or >) · es antilambda (either of the signs < or >) · cmn 尖括號 /尖括号 (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · hu kúpos zárójel (either of the signs < or >) · fi kulmasulje (either of the signs < or >) · fr anti-lambda (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · eo angula krampo (either of the signs < or >) · eo angula krampo (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · it parentesi angolare (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · fi kulmasulku (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pt chevron (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · cmn 尖括號 /尖括号 (either of the signs < or >) · pt parêntese angular (either of the signs < or >) · es antilambda (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · gl paréntese angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · hu horpadt zárójel (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · el γωνιώδης αγκύλη (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · it parentesi angolare (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · fr chevron (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · fi kulmasulku (either of the signs < or >) · it parentesi angolata (either of the signs < or >) · el γωνιώδης αγκύλη (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · fi kulmasulje (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pt parêntesis angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · cs lomená závorka (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · sv vinkelparentes (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · hu csúcsos zárójel (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · fi kulmasulje (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · sv vinkelparentes (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · gl antilambda (either of the signs < or >) · fr anti-lambda (either of the signs < or >) · hu csúcsos zárójel (either of the signs < or >) · ru углова́я ско́бка (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · ca clau angular (either of the signs < or >) · ca claudàtor angular (either of the signs < or >) · ga lúibín uilleach (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · hu csúcsos zárójel (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · fr anti-lambda (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ga lúibín uilleach (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · hu kúpos zárójel (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pl nawias trójkątny (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · ga lúibín uilleach (either of the signs < or >) · ast corchete angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · cs lomená závorka (either of the signs < or >) · es corchete angular (either of the signs < or >) · ru углова́я ско́бка (either of the signs < or >) · bg ъ́глова скоба (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · es cuña (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · ja 山括弧 (either of the signs < or >) · eo angula krampo (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pt parêntesis angular (either of the signs < or >) · gl antilambda (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · it parentesi angolare (either of the signs < or >) · fr crochet oblique (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · es diple (either of the signs < or >) · cmn 角括號 /角括号 (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pl nawias trójkątny (either of the signs < or >) · ca claudàtor angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · pt parêntese angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · es corchete angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · fr chevron (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · de spitze Klammer (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · it parentesi angolata (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · es cuña (either of the signs < or >) · nl hoekanker (either of the signs < or >) · de spitze Klammer (either of the signs < or >) · bg ъ́глова пла́нка (engineering: object used to connect two other objects at an angle) · bg ъ́глова скоба (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · cmn 角括號 /角括号 (either of the signs < or >) · es escuadra (engineering: object used to connect two other objects at an angle) · pt chevron (either of the signs < or >) · it parentesi angolata (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · nl hoekanker (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · gl antilambda (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · es corchete angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ast corchete angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ja 山括弧 (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · fr crochet oblique (either of the signs < or >) · es cuña (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · uk кутова́ ду́жка (either of the signs < or >) · fi kulmasulku (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · pt parêntese angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · gl paréntese angular (either of the signs < or >) · ca clau angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ca claudàtor angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · gl paréntese angular (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · es diple (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · ja 山括弧 (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · hu horpadt zárójel (either of the signs < or >) · bg ъ́глова скоба (either of the signs < or >) · fr chevron (either of the signs < or >) · fr crochet oblique (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · ru углова́я ско́бка (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · pt parêntesis angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · cmn 角括號 /角括号 (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · sv vinkelparentes (either of the signs < or >) · ca clau angular (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · de spitze Klammer (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · nl hoekanker (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · uk кутова́ ду́жка (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · hu kúpos zárójel (either of the signs ⟨ or ⟩) · pl nawias trójkątny (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · hu horpadt zárójel (either of the signs〈 or 〉) · el γωνιώδης αγκύλη (either of the signs < or >) · es diple (either of the signs〈 or 〉)