It is an "obtuse angle."
Angles that are less than 90 degrees are "acute angles."
Angles that are exactly 180 degrees are "straight angles."
Angles that are exactly 90 degrees are "right angles."
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Is supplementary to an angle measuring between 1 and 89 degrees if the sum of the angles is 180 degrees.
The name of an angle which measures greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees is an obtuse angle.
An angle that measures 185 degrees would be considered a "reflex" angle. This is because anything above 180 (straight) is considered "reflex". Anything between 90 and 179 is "obtuse" and anything below 90 is "acute".
179 degrees
91 degrees to 179 degrees