The word angle comes from the Latin word angulus, meaning "corner"; cognate words are

the Greek ἀγκύλος (ankylοs), meaning "crooked, curved," and the English word "ankle". Both are
connected with the Proto-Indo-European root *ank-, meaning "to bend" or "bow".[2]
Euclid defines a plane angle as the inclination to each other, in a plane, of two lines which meet
each other, and do not lie straight with respect to each other. According to Proclus an angle must be
either a quality or a quantity, or a relationship. The first concept was used by Eudemus, who
regarded an angle as a deviation from a straight line; the second by Carpus of Antioch, who
regarded it as the interval or space between the intersecting lines; Euclid adopted the third concept,
although his definitions of right, acute, and obtuse angles are certainly quantitative

In mathematical expressions, it is common to use Greek letters (α, β, γ, θ, φ, . . . ) to serve

as variables standin

Alternative ways of measuring the size of an angle[edit]

There are several alternatives to measuring the size of an angle by the angle of rotation. The grade
of a slope, or gradient is equal to the tangent of the angle, or sometimes (rarely) the sine. A gradient
is often expressed as a percentage. For very small values (less than 5%), the grade of a slope is
approximately the measure of the angle in radians.
In rational geometry the spread between two lines is defined as the square of the sine of the angle
between the lines. As the sine of an angle and the sine of its supplementary angle are the same, any
angle of rotation that maps one of the lines into the other leads to the same value for the spread
between the lines.

Using angle units the angle classification is summarized as follows: for an angle α,

Degrees Radians
Zero α=0 α=0
Acute 0 < α < 90° 0 < α < π/2
Right α = 90° α = π/2
Obtuse 90° < α < 180° π/2 < α < π
Straight α = 180° α=π
Reflex 180° < α < 360° π < α < 2π
Full α = 360° α = 2π

g for the size of some angle.

Remember how one side of the angle traces out a circular arc? We use that circle to
measure how big the angle is. We look at how much the angle has “opened” as
compared to the full circle.
Angles are measured in degrees. The symbol for degrees is a little circle °.
  The FULL CIRCLE is 360° (360 degrees).
 A half circle or a straight angle is 180°.
 A quarter circle or a right angle is 90°.

Show the angles below using two pencils. Try to “see” the circle that is traced out in
the air.

an obtuse angle; 127° a right angle; 90°

How to measure an angle with a protractor:

 Place the midpoint of the protractor on the VERTEX of the angle.

 Line up one side of the angle with the zero line of the protractor (where you see
the number 0).
 Read the degrees where the other side crosses the number scale.

 Take care to read from the right set of numbers. A protractor has two sets of
numbers: one set goes from 0 to 180, the other set from 180 to 0. Which one you
read depends on how you place the protractor: place it so that one side of the
angle lines up with one of the zeros, and read that set of numbers.
 In the examples above we lined up the one side of the angle with the zero of the
lower set of numbers, so we need to read the lower set of numbers.
 a. __________° b. __________°

c. __________°

There are some more devices used for measuring angles, and they are:
 Navigational Plotter.
 The Sextant.
 The Theodolite.
 Miter Saw.
 Goniometer.
 Inclinometer.