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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

obtuse [əb 'tus] [əb 'tjuːs]
  1. 1. adjective 钝的；不尖的；不锐利的
  2. 2. adjective [mathematics] （角）钝的（大于90°的角的）
    an obtuse angle
    钝角
  3. 3. adjective （感觉）迟钝的；愚钝的
  4. 4. adjective （印象等）不鲜明的；（疼痛）不剧烈的
    an obtuse pain
    隐痛

Collins English-English Dictionary

obtuse [əb'tjuːs]
  1. 1. adj mentally slow or emotionally insensitive
  2. 2. adj [maths] (of an angle) lying between 90° and 180°
  3. 3. adj (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90°
  4. 4. adj not sharp or pointed
  5. 5. adj indistinctly felt, heard, etc; dull
    obtuse pain
  6. 6. adj (of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip
  7. 7. adj [Etymology] C16: from Latin obtusus dulled, past participle of obtundere to beat down; see obtund
See more results for obtuse in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

an obtuse angle
钝角 → obtuse
an obtuse pain
隐痛 → obtuse
obtuse pain → obtuse
钝角三角形
obtuse triangle → 钝角
迟钝
slow (in thought or action); obtuse → 钝

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