hāngai

1. (verb) (-tia) to be apposite, relevant to, correspond to, in line with, opposite, directly.

Ko tēnei kupu ko 'mahi' ehara i te mea e hāngai ana ki ngā mahi ā-ringa anake (TTT 1/2/1925:179). / It's not as if this word 'work' is only applicable to physical work.

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Synonyms: tauaro, taurite, tuarite, hakehakeā, taitua

2. (verb) (-a) to step across, astride.

Tino tūpato rāua kei hāngaia ā rāua aho, ka pūhere (TWK 5:2). / They were very careful not to step over their lines and render them useless.

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3. (modifier) perpendicular (maths).

Ina pūtahi ētahi rārangi e rua, ā, e 90º te koki, ka kīia he rārangi hāngai. E whā ngā koki hāngai i te huringa kotahi. E 90º te rahi o tētahi o ngā koki o te tapatoru hāngai (TRP 2010:105). / When two lines intersect and form an angle of 90º, they are said to be perpendicular lines. There are four right angles in a revolution. One of the angles in a right angled triangle is 90˚ (TRP 2010:105).

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hāngai

1. (adjective) right-angled.

koki hāngai

1. (noun) right angle.

rārangi hāngai

1. (noun) perpendicular line.

tapatoru hāngai

1. (noun) right-angled triangle.

tapawhā hāngai

1. (noun) rectangle, oblong.

Synonyms: tapawhā

toropū hāngai

1. (noun) apothem.

Ko te toropū hāngai tētahi rārangi mai i te pū o te taparau ki tētahi tapa. E noho hāngai ana te rārangi ki taua tapa (TRP 2010:254). / An apothem is a line from the centre of a polygon to one edge. The line is perpendicular to that edge.

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rārangi weherua hāngai

1. (noun) perpendicular bisector.

kia hāngai te kōrero

1. don't beat around the bush, tell it like it is.

Tame: E te tau, he take tāku. Te Rina: Kia hāngai te kōrero, he aha? / Tame: My dear, I have something to tell you. Te Rina: Don’t beat around the bush, what is it?

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