正角

zhèngjiǎo / zhèngjué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 positive angle (math)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐhé lǐ zhèngjiǎo de fànwéi shì líng dù dào sānbǎi liùshí dù.
In geometry, a positive angle ranges from 0 to 360 degrees.
HSK 7-9
Nìshízhēn xuánzhuǎn dédào de shì zhèngjiǎo.
An angle produced by turning counterclockwise is a positive angle.
HSK 7-9
Zhèngjiǎo hé fùjiǎo de fāngxiàng zhènghǎo xiāngfǎn.
Positive and negative angles run in exactly opposite directions.

Tips

mistakes
The same two characters spell 正角, the good-guy role in a play or film. In maths the second character is , an angle; on stage it is , a role.
usage
School trigonometry vocabulary, defined against 负角, a negative angle. Turning counterclockwise from the starting side gives a 正角, turning clockwise gives a negative one.

Stroke Order

zhèng
jiǎo