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angle bracket

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl ˌbrækɪt/

angle bracket noun: either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.

angle bracket: either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup...
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Noun

angle bracket (plural angle brackets)

  1. Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
  2. 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.
    Synonyms:
    chevron
  3. Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean punctuation.
  4. (terminology) Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.
  5. an object used to connect two other objects at an angle

angle bracket meaning in Tamil

angle bracket in Tamil

கோணத்தாங்குமுனைப்பு, ஒன்றுகொன்று செங்கோணங்களிலுள்ள, வலிமை மிகுதிப்படும்

Synonyms of angle bracket

Forms of angle bracket

pluralangle brackets

Questions about angle bracket

What does angle bracket mean?
Angle bracket means either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
What is angle bracket in Tamil?
Angle bracket in Tamil is கோணத்தாங்குமுனைப்பு, ஒன்றுகொன்று செங்கோணங்களிலுள்ள, வலிமை மிகுதிப்படும். See Angle bracket meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is angle bracket?
Angle bracket is a noun.
How do you pronounce angle bracket?
Angle bracket is pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡəl ˌbrækɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of angle bracket?
The plural of angle bracket is angle brackets.

Words near angle bracket in the dictionary

  1. angle beads
  2. angle bisector
  3. angle bisectors
  4. angle brace
  5. angle braces
  6. angle bracket
  7. angle brackets
  8. angle for
  9. angle for farthings
  10. angle grinder
  11. angle grinders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: angle bracket (page history and authors); angle bracket (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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