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right

/ˈɹaɪt/
adjective
  1. Straight, not bent.

    "a right line"

  2. Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.

    "The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall."

  3. Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.

    "a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone"

Synonymscorrect, just, conservative, right-wing, dexter, dextral
Antonymswrong, left, bowed, crooked, curved

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