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noun / verb

corner

KOR-ner/ˈkɔːrnər/

A place where edges meet at an angle.

A finger points to the corner of the wooden tabletop.

Finger points to outer right-angle corner where two edges of rectangular wooden tabletop meet; intersection emphasized by tiny curved corner mark, clear object geometry, white background.
Etymology
cornerAnglo-Frenchcorner

The ancestral word for a corner grew out of a word for a horn. The meaning shifted from a pointed projection to the angle where edges or surfaces meet.

In context

The Organic Chemistry Tutor16:57
now there's only one more corner point we need to get and that is the intersection of the two lines
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More examples

  • Fold each corner of the paper toward the center.
  • Turn left at the next street corner.
  • The car corners smoothly on the winding road.

Forms

corner · corners · cornered · cornering

Similar words

angle
Emphasizes the opening or shape formed where two sides meet.
vertex
Names the exact meeting point of edges in geometry.
bend
Describes a change in direction, often curved rather than sharp.