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Definition of obtuse

Obtuse
Obtuse Ob*tuse" a. [Compar. Obtuser; superl. Obtusest.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See Obtund.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees. 2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. --Milton. 3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.

Meaning of obtuse from wikipedia

- Look up obtuse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Obtuse may refer to: Obtuse angle, an angle of between 90 and 180 degrees Obtuse triangle, a triangle...
- three acute angles (less than 90°). An obtuse triangle (or obtuse-angled triangle) is a triangle with one obtuse angle (greater than 90°) and two acute...
- The obtuse barracuda, Sphyraena obtusata, a barracuda of the family Sphyraenidae, is found in tropical oceans around the world. Its length is up to 55 cm...
- 12. In obtuse-angled triangles the square on the side subtending the obtuse angle is greater than the squares on the sides containing the obtuse angle...
- either codirectional or opposite. Two directions are obtuse or acute if they form, respectively, an obtuse angle (greater than a right angle) or acute angle...
- The left marginal artery (or obtuse marginal artery) is a branch of the cir****flex artery, originating at the left atrioventricular sulcus, traveling along...
- heart (or obtuse margin) is formed from the rounded lateral wall of the left ventricle. It is called the 'obtuse' margin because of the obtuse angle (>90...
- Acacia obtusata, commonly known as blunt-leaf wattle or obtuse wattle, is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae native...
- always acute, so the classification of the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse depends only on the angle between its two legs. Euclid defined an isosceles...
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