adjacent angle


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adjacent angle
The common vertex is O; angle AOB is adjacent to angle BOC.

adjacent angle

n.
Either of two angles having a common side and a common vertex.
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ad·ja·cent angle

(ə-jā′sənt)
Either of two angles having a common side and a common vertex.
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