Main Difference
The main difference between Angel and Angle is that the Angel is a supernatural being or spirit in certain religions and mythologies and Angle is a figure formed by two rays; coordinate system in one-dimensional space or The amount of turn between two straight lines that have a common end point (the vertex).
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Angel
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and humanity. Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God’s tasks. Within Abrahamic religions, angels are often organized into hierarchies, although such rankings may vary between sects in each religion. Such angels are given specific names or titles, such as Gabriel or Michael. The term “angel” has also been expanded to various notions of spirits or figures found in other religious traditions. The theological study of angels is known as “angelology.” Angels who were expelled from Heaven are referred to as fallen angels.
In fine art, angels are usually depicted as having the shape of human beings of extraordinary beauty but no gender (until the 19th century at least). They are often identified with symbols of bird wings, halos, and light.
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Angle
In plane geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.
Angles formed by two rays lie in a plane, but this plane does not have to be a Euclidean plane. Angles are also formed by the intersection of two planes in Euclidean and other spaces. These are called dihedral angles. Angles formed by the intersection of two curves in a plane are defined as the angle determined by the tangent rays at the point of intersection. Similar statements hold in space, for example, the spherical angle formed by two great circles on a sphere is the dihedral angle between the planes determined by the great circles.
Angle is also used to designate the measure of an angle or of a rotation. This measure is the ratio of the length of a circular arc to its radius. In the case of a geometric angle, the arc is centered at the vertex and delimited by the sides. In the case of a rotation, the arc is centered at the center of the rotation and delimited by any other point and its image by the rotation.
The word angle comes from the Latin word angulus, meaning “corner”; cognate words are the Greek ἀγκύλος (ankylοs), meaning “crooked, curved,” and the English word “ankle”. Both are connected with the Proto-Indo-European root *ank-, meaning “to bend” or “bow”.Euclid defines a plane angle as the inclination to each other, in a plane, of two lines which meet each other, and do not lie straight with respect to each other. According to Proclus an angle must be either a quality or a quantity, or a relationship. The first concept was used by Eudemus, who regarded an angle as a deviation from a straight line; the second by Carpus of Antioch, who regarded it as the interval or space between the intersecting lines; Euclid adopted the third concept, although his definitions of right, acute, and obtuse angles are certainly quantitative.
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Angel (noun)
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
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Angel (noun)
One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
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Angel (noun)
A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
“You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel.”
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Angel (noun)
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
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Angel (noun)
An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.
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Angel (noun)
An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
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Angel (noun)
An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
“Climb to angels sixty. (“ascend to 60,000 feet”)”
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Angel (noun)
An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
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Angel (noun)
An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
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Angel (noun)
A person who has Angelman syndrome.
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Angel (verb)
To support by donating money.
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Angle (noun)
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
“the angle between lines A and B”
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Angle (noun)
The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
“The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.”
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Angle (noun)
A corner where two walls intersect.
“an angle of a building”
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Angle (noun)
A change in direction.
“The horse took off at an angle.”
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Angle (noun)
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
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Angle (noun)
The focus of a news story.
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Angle (noun)
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
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Angle (noun)
An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
“His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.”
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Angle (noun)
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
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Angle (noun)
Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
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Angle (noun)
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
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Angle (verb)
To place (something) at an angle.
“The roof is angled at 15 degrees.”
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Angle (verb)
To change direction rapidly.
“The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.”
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Angle (verb)
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
“How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?”
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Angle (verb)
To hamper (oneself or one’s opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the “angle”) blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
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Angle (verb)
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
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Angle (verb)
(with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
“He must be angling for a pay rise.”
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Angel (noun)
a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe
“the Angel of Death”
“God sent an angel to talk to Gideon”
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Angel (noun)
an attendant spirit, especially a benevolent one
“there was an angel watching over me”
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Angel (noun)
(in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the lowest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
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Angel (noun)
short for Hells Angel
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Angel (noun)
a person of exemplary conduct or virtue
“their parents think they are angels”
“I know I’m no angel”
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Angel (noun)
used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person’s outstanding beauty, qualities, or abilities
“you sang like an angel”
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Angel (noun)
used in approval to a person who is kind or helpful
“be an angel and let us come in”
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Angel (noun)
used as a term of endearment
“I miss you too, angel”
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Angel (noun)
a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise
“the longer it takes you to get your product into the marketplace, the longer it will be until the angels get their money back”
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Angel (noun)
a financial backer of a theatrical production
“every year we raise the money for the next season and we are always looking for an angel”
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Angel (noun)
a former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.
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Angel (noun)
an aircraft’s altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet)
“we rendezvous at angels nine”
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Angel (noun)
an unexplained radar echo.