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鈍角

简钝角 · 繁鈍角

Mandarin · pinyin dùn jiǎo

obtuse angle

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鈍: Look up this written character
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
钝: dùn · blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted

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4–3 · dun4 jiao3

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deon6 gok3

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noun

(geometry) obtuse angle (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees)
(neologism, Internet slang) Something irrelevant, nonsense option.

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