<B>angiocardiogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an X-ray photograph of the heart and the thoracic blood vessels. </DL>
<A NAME="angiocardiographic">
<B>angiocardiographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an angiocardiogram or angiocardiography. </DL>
<A NAME="angiocardiography">
<B>angiocardiography, </B>noun, pl. <B>-phies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> examination of the heart and of the thoracic blood vessels by X-ray photography or a fluoroscope. </DL>
<A NAME="angiocarpous">
<B>angiocarpous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a fruit enclosed in a distinct covering. </DL>
<A NAME="angioedema">
<B>angioedema, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an allergic condition marked by urticarial swellings on the skin and mucous membranes. </DL>
<A NAME="angiogenin">
<B>angiogenin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a protein that promotes the growth of new blood vessels, discovered in human cancer tissue. <BR> <I>Ex. Artificially administered angiogenin could be of great benefit to the victims of heart disease by causing new blood vessels to grow in the heart (Thomas H. Maugh II).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angiogram">
<B>angiogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an X-ray photograph of blood vessels, especially of the heart, by the injection of a radiopaque substance into the blood vessels. </DL>
<A NAME="angiographic">
<B>angiographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with angiography. </DL>
<A NAME="angiography">
<B>angiography, </B>noun, pl. <B>-phies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> X-ray examination of blood vessels by injection of a radiopaque substance into blood vessels. </DL>
<A NAME="angiologist">
<B>angiologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies angiology or is an expert in angiographic examination. </DL>
<A NAME="angiology">
<B>angiology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of anatomy that deals with the blood and lymphatic vessels. </DL>
<A NAME="angioma">
<B>angioma, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mas,</B> <B>-mata.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tumor produced chiefly by the enlargement of blood or lymphatic vessels. </DL>
<A NAME="angiomatous">
<B>angiomatous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an angioma or angiomas. </DL>
<A NAME="angioneuroticedema">
<B>angioneurotic edema, =angioedema.</B></DL>
<A NAME="angioplasty">
<B>angioplasty, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a surgical procedure for clearing a passage in an artery, especially by threading a small balloon through the artery and inflating it to clear blood clots and fatty deposits. adj. <B>angioplastic.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="angiosperm">
<B>angiosperm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary or fruit; a flowering plant. Grasses, beans, strawberries, and oaks are angiosperms. The angiosperms are one of the two large subdivisions into which the seedbearing plants are divided. <BR> <I>Ex. Geologic history supports the statement that the angiosperms have been slowly but certainly replacing the gymnosperms during the last 100 million years (Fred W. Emerson).</I> </DL>
<B>angiospermous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the seeds enclosed in an ovary. </DL>
<A NAME="angiotensin">
<B>angiotensin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a peptide occurring in the blood that affects the caliber of blood vessels and otherwise alters blood pressure. </DL>
<A NAME="angiotensinconvertingenzyme">
<B>angiotensin-converting enzyme, =ACE.</B></DL>
<A NAME="angiotomy">
<B>angiotomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> surgical incision or dissection of a blood or lymphatic vessel. </DL>
<B>angklung, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a musical instrument of Malaya and Indonesia, consisting of bamboo pipes of different lengths that are tuned to octaves. </DL>
<B>angle</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>-gled,</B> <B>-gling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the space between two lines or surfaces that meet. <BR> <I>Ex. Angles are measured in degrees.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the figure formed by two such lines or surfaces. <DD><B> 3. </B>the difference in direction between two such lines or surfaces, measured especially in degrees or parts of degrees. <BR> <I>Ex. The two roads lie at an angle of about 45 degrees.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a corner of a building, room, or other structure. <BR> <I>Ex. We took a picture of the northeast angle of the church.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>a point of view; an approach to a task or problem often selected to achieve a particular result. <BR> <I>Ex. I would like to hear your angle in this dispute. We are dealing with the problem from a new angle.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>one aspect or phase of a problem or situation. <BR> <I>Ex. There are many angles to this question.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Slang.) a special, underhanded scheme to make profit; racket. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to move at an angle. <BR> <I>Ex. The chicken angled across the road.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to turn or bend at an angle. <BR> <I>Ex. The road here angles to the right.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to move or bend in angles. <DD><B> 2. </B>to place at an angle or angles. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal, especially U.S. Figurative.) to present (a report, narrative, item of news, or the like) with bias or prejudice; slant. <BR> <I>Ex. A good reporter does not angle his story.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angle">
<B>angle</B> (2), verb, <B>-gled,</B> <B>-gling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to fish with a hook and line. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to try to get something by using tricks or schemes. <BR> <I>Ex. She angled for an invitation to his party by flattering him. For some years now [Russia] has been angling to detach Japan from the western powers (London Times).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Archaic.) a fishhook. </DL>
<A NAME="anglebar">
<B>angle bar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a piece of iron or steel used to bolt together the ends of two rails on a railroad track; rail joint. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=angle iron.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anglebrace">
<B>angle brace,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a special brace to drill in corners otherwise difficult to reach. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=angle iron.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="angled">
<B>angled, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having an angle or angles. <DD><B> 2. </B>placed at angles with each other. </DL>
<A NAME="angledozer">
<B>angledozer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a bulldozer with its blade set at a slant to push earth, snow, or other objects to one side. </DL>
<A NAME="angleiron">
<B>angle iron,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a strip of iron or steel in the shape of an angle, used for joining or bracing two or more pieces at an angle. </DL>
<A NAME="anglemeter">
<B>anglemeter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various instruments used for measuring angles, especially a clinometer. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofaberration">
<B>angle of aberration,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angle between the actual and the apparent position of a star or other heavenly body to an observer. See <B>aberration</B> (def. 5). </DL>
<A NAME="angleofattack">
<B>angle of attack,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the acute angle between the chord of an airplane wing or other airfoil and the direction of the relative wind in flight. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofdeviation">
<B>angle of deviation,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angle between a ray of light that enters an optical device, prism, etc., and the ray, or any one of the rays, that emerges. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofdip">
<B>angle of dip,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the angle of downward inclination from the horizontal of the needle of a magnetic compass, ranging from 0 degrees at the magnetic equator to 90 degrees at either of the magnetic poles. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geology.) the angle of downward inclination from the horizontal in a plane of stratification. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofincidence">
<B>angle of incidence,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the angle that a line or ray of light, or the like, falling upon a surface makes with a line perpendicular to that surface. The angle of incidence is always equal to and adjacent to the angle of reflection. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft and the chord of a wing or other horizontal airfoil. <DD><B> b. </B>(British.) the angle of attack. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofreflection">
<B>angle of reflection,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angle that a line or ray of light, or the like, reflected from a surface, makes with a line perpendicular to that surface. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofrefraction">
<B>angle of refraction,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angle that a ray of light or the like refracted at a surface separating two media makes with a line perpendicular to the surface. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofrepose">
<B>angle of repose,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the greatest angle of slope from the horizontal at which a heap of loose material will stand without slipping, sliding, or rolling. The angle varies according to the nature of the material. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofslip">
<B>angle of slip</B> or <B>slide,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the minimum angle of slope from the horizontal at which loose material, such as earth, will flow or slide downward. </DL>
<A NAME="angleofstall">
<B>angle of stall,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angle of attack of an airfoil at which the flow of air about the airfoil changes abruptly so that lift is sharply reduced and drag is sharply increased. </DL>
<A NAME="angleplate">
<B>angle plate,</B> <B>=angle iron.</B></DL>
<A NAME="anglepod">
<B>anglepod, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various plants of the milkweed family, especially a species of the southern and central United States. </DL>
<A NAME="angler">
<B>angler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who fishes with a hook and line, especially one who does so for sport. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a person who tries to get something by using tricks and schemes. <DD><B> 3. </B>Also, <B>angler fish.</B> a kind of saltwater fish of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, that preys upon small fish which it attracts by the movement of wormlike tendrils or filaments attached to its head and mouth. </DL>
<A NAME="angles">
<B>Angles, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> a West Germanic tribe that, with the Jutes and Saxons, invaded and settled in England in the 400's and 500's A.D. The Angles founded there the kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria, and from the Angles the name <I>England</I> is derived. </DL>
