alternate angle

noun

Definition of ALTERNATE ANGLE

: one of a pair of angles with different vertices and on opposite sides of a transversal at its intersection with two other lines:

a : one of a pair of angles inside the two intersected lines —called also alternate interior angle

b : one of a pair of angles outside the two intersected lines —called also alternate exterior angle

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