oblique

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(ō-blēk', ə-blēk') pronunciation
adj.
    1. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
    2. Mathematics. Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
  1. Botany. Having sides of unequal length or form: an oblique leaf.
  2. Anatomy. Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.
    1. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.
    2. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.
  3. Not direct in descent; collateral.
  4. Grammar. Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.
n.
  1. An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.
  2. Nautical. The act of changing course by less than 90°.
adv. (ō-blīk', ə-blīk')
At an angle of 45°.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīquus.]

obliquely o·blique'ly adv.
obliqueness o·blique'ness n.

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adjective

  1. Angled at a slant: beveled, bias, biased, diagonal, slanted, slanting. See straight/bent.
  2. Not taking a direct or straight line or course: anfractuous, circuitous, circular, devious, indirect, roundabout, tortuous. See straight/bent.


adj

Definition: indirect, evasive
Antonyms: direct, explicit, forthright, straightforward

adj

Definition: slanting
Antonyms: straight

adj. neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A slanted line.

pronunciation Some think that the earth remains at rest. But Philolaus the Pythagorean believes that, like the sun and moon, it revolves around the fire in an oblique circle. — Plutarch (c.46-c.120), Greek essayist and biographer who focused on the early Roman period, from Moralia, ca. 100 A.D.

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Oblique may refer to:

Anatomy

Abdominal muscles
Eye muscles

See also

  • Obliq, a computer programming language

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hældende, skrå, indirekte, oblik, skæv
n. - skrå bevægelse, skrå linie
adv. - skråt, skævt

idioms:

  • oblique angle    skæv vinkel
  • oblique stroke    skråstreg

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuin, scheef, afwijkend, zijdelings, slinks, schuine streep, koersverandering van minder dan 90 graden, luchtfoto vanuit schuine hoek genomen, schuin voortbewegen (militair)

Français (French)
adj. - (lit) oblique, (fig) indirect, (Ling) oblique
n. - (Imprim) oblique
adv. - obliquement, de biais, indirectement

idioms:

  • oblique angle    angle oblique
  • oblique stroke    trait oblique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schief, versteckt, indirekt, nicht rechtwinklig, (auch übertr.) schräg, anzüglich, verwerflich, (Bot.) ungleichseitig, schräg projiziert
n. - Schrägstrich, schräger Muskel
adv. - schräg, (Mil.) in einem Winkel von 45 Grad

idioms:

  • oblique angle    schiefer Winkel
  • oblique stroke    Schrägstrich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λοξός, πλάγιος, κεκλιμένος
n. - πλάγια γραμμή (/), (ανατ.) λοξός μυς

idioms:

  • oblique angle    λοξή γωνία
  • oblique stroke    πλάγια γραμμή (/)

Italiano (Italian)
obliquo

idioms:

  • oblique angle    angolo non retto
  • oblique stroke    barretta obliqua, barra, slash (comp.)

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - oblíquo
n. - oblíquo (m)

idioms:

  • oblique angle    ângulo oblíquo
  • oblique stroke    barra inclinada

Русский (Russian)
косой, косвенный, наклонный

idioms:

  • oblique angle    непрямой угол
  • oblique stroke    косая черта

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oblicuo, indirecto, sesgado, lateral
n. - oblicuo, pariente colateral
adv. - en forma oblicua, en forma sesgada, indirectamente, lateralmente

idioms:

  • oblique angle    ángulo oblicuo
  • oblique stroke    golpe lateral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sned, skev, (gram)indirekt, smyg-, förtäckt
n. - snedstreck, bråkstreck, (typogr)kursiv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
倾斜的, 不坦率的, 间接的, 倾斜物, 斜线, 斜角, 斜肌, 成45度角地

idioms:

  • oblique angle    斜角
  • oblique stroke    倾斜的一笔

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傾斜的, 不坦率的, 間接的
n. - 傾斜物, 斜線, 斜角, 斜肌
adv. - 成45度角地

idioms:

  • oblique angle    斜角
  • oblique stroke    傾斜的一筆

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비스듬한, 간접적인, (수학)사선면의, 부등변의
n. - 기울어짐, 부등변
adv. - 기울어져 있도록

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 斜めの, 間接の, 斜角の, 間接的な, 斜格の, 斜線の
n. - 斜線

idioms:

  • oblique angle    斜角
  • oblique stroke    斜線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مائل, منحرف (الاسم) شئ منحرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משופע, אלכסוני, עקיף, לא ישיר‬
n. - ‮לוכסן (/), שריר אלכסוני‬
adv. - ‮בזווית של 54‬


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