Re-entrant and Salient

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Re-entrant adjective - (of angles) pointing inward.

Usage example: a polygon with re-entrant angles

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Salient is an antonym for re-entrant.

Salient adjective - (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.

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Re-entrant is an antonym for salient.

Nearby Word: salience

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