canto — meaning in English

English meaning

• angle noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
• birdsong noun The sounds birds make, especially their musical calls, thought of as a whole.
• call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
• corner noun The point where two lines, edges, or walls meet.
• crow noun A large black bird with a harsh, cawing call.
• nook noun A small, cozy corner or recess in a room or space.
• singing noun The act of making musical sounds with the voice.

Senses

canto is used for these senses in English:

• angle A corner where two walls intersect.
• birdsong (ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.
• canthus (anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
• corner kick (soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.
• crow Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
• singing The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

angle — full definition

1. noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
2. noun A particular way of looking at or approaching a situation, especially in a story or argument.
3. verb To present something from a particular point of view, often to favor one side.
4. verb To fish with a hook and line.

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