- obtuse ob·tuse adj
- [əb'tjuːs]
(gen) Math ottuso (-a), (remark) stolto (-a)
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obtuse ob·tuse adj
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obtuse angle — obtuse′ an′gle n. math. an angle greater than 90° but less than 180° • Etymology: 1560–70 ob•tuse′ an′gled, adj … From formal English to slang
obtuse angle — noun an angle between 90 and 180 degrees • Hypernyms: ↑oblique angle * * * obtuse angled, obtuse angular /euhb toohs ang gyeuh leuhr, tyoohs /, adj. an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°. See diag. under angle. [1560 70] * * * obtuse angle … Useful english dictionary
obtuse — ob•tuse [[t]əbˈtus, ˈtyus[/t]] adj. 1) not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; insensitive; dull 2) not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt 3) bot (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity 4) indistinctly felt or perceived,… … From formal English to slang
obtuse — 1. Dull in intellect; of slow understanding. 2. Blunt; not acute. [see obtund] * * * ob·tuse äb t(y)üs, əb adj, ob·tus·er; est 1) lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect 2) not pointed or acute <obtuse pain> … Medical dictionary
obtuse — ob|tuse [əbˈtju:s US ˈtu:s] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obtusus blunt , from obtundere to beat against, make blunt ] slow to understand things, in a way that is annoying ▪ But why? said Charles, being deliberately obtuse.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
obtuse — ob·tuse || É™b tuËs / tju adj. slow, foolish, stupid; blunt; of an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (Geometry); having blunt tipped leaves (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
retuse — re•tuse [[t]rɪˈtus, ˈtyus[/t]] adj. bot having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves • Etymology: 1745–55; < L retūsus, ptp. of retundere to make blunt =re re +tundere to beat, strike … From formal English to slang
