ANGLE Copy link • ANGLE 1. mathematical angle, angulus. A right angle, angulus rectus; angulus ad normam respondens. An obtuse angle, angulus obtusus or hebes. An acute angle, angulus acutus. The angle of the eyes, angulus oculorum. Full of angles, angulosus (technical term, Plin.). A little angle, angellus (Lucr.). Instrument for fishing. The nearest term is hamus; hamus piscarius (the hook; opposed to nets, etc.), or arundo (rod). 2. v. hamo piscari: hamo pieces capere: arundine pisces captare (with a rod, Ov., Met., 8, 217). ImPROP., to fish for any thing, captare, aucupari aliquid.