salient angle

Other forms: salient angles

Definitions of salient angle
  1. noun
    an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees
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    antonyms:
    reentrant angle
    an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees
    type of:
    angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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