off-angle
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take an off-angle.
Example Sentences
- "Creatures seen from a non-threatening side view suddenly appear in a full, D.W. Griffith-style close-up. Imaginative, off-angle views are also used on occasion to depict special sequences."
- "If the Harrier is off-angle in any way, it’s a simple task to power up and go around for another approach (with Jump Jet it’s possible to dump fuel in increments to increase the viability of a hover landing, but too much fuel dumped means no chance for a goaround, careful with that one)."
- "To find the good sides, check with a right triangle or push cubes together on a flat surface at different orientations until you find two that sit perfectly flush against each other. Just hope that the two cubes aren't off-angle by perfectly matching amounts."
- "A final note that is not in the video: The very nature of off-angles is that they are unexpected, but usually bad angles to hold for one reason or another. If they were incredible angles that offered cover, mobility, vision, etc, then it would likely be a commonly held angle, and thus not an off angle."
- "I held this off-angle for the entire hill and it seems like such a troll move holding such a vulnerable position for that long - but as long as other teammates have sightlines from power positions to whoever might push you these off angles can become surprisingly powerful."
- "Dps take an off-angle challenge: IMPOSSIBLE"
Etymology
From off- + angle.
Inflected Forms
more off-angle (comparative)
most off-angle (superlative)
offangle (alternative)
off angle (alternative)
off-angles (plural)
off-angles (present, singular)
off-angling (participle, present)
off-angled (participle, past)
off-angled (past)