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   oblique

   /ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk/

   adjective

   • 1. neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting: "we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace" Similar slantingslantedslopingat an angleangleddiagonalaslantslantslantwiseslopedinclinedincliningtiltedtiltingatiltskewon the skewaskewsquintcater-corneredcatty-corneredkitty-cornerOpposite straight
   • ▪ (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle.
   • ▪ (of an angle) acute or obtuse.
   • ▪ (of a cone, cylinder, etc.) with an axis not perpendicular to the plane of its base.
   • ▪ (especially of a muscle) neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb: "an oblique abdominal muscle"
   • 2. not expressed or done in a direct way: "he issued an oblique attack on the President" Similar indirectinexplicitroundaboutcircuitouscircumlocutoryimplicitimpliedellipticalevasivebackhandedrare:circumlocutionaryambagiousOpposite directexplicit
   • 3. denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.

   noun

   • 1. another term for slash British
   • 2. an oblique muscle: "it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin obliquus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obliqueness noun
   • 2. obliquity noun

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   What does oblique mean?

   • OBLIQUE definition: 1. having a sloping direction, angle, or position: 2. (of an angle) either more or less than 90°…. Learn more.

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   What is oblique line?

   • Like the beams of the winter sun which have little warmth in them, the line of our vision is somewhat oblique. In the Ordish system a certain number of intermediate points in the span are supported by oblique chains, on which girders rest. Oblique definition: neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping..

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   What is an oblique statement?

   • An oblique statement is difficult to immediately understand, as the speaker may be too timid to directly state his idea or is attempting to manipulate the listener. In geometry, oblique describes a line or plane that is inclined at an angle that is not at a ninety-degree angle.

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   Is oblique a verb or adverb?

   • Oblique is an adjective, the adverb form is obliquely. Yasiel Puig re-aggravated the oblique injury that sidelined him in July, which kept him out of Sunday’s series finale against Houston and raised the specter of possibly another stint on the disabled list.

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   OBLIQUE definition: 1. having a sloping direction, angle, or position: 2. (of an angle) either more or less than 90°…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     OBLIQUE meaning: 1. having a sloping direction, angle, or...

   • Znaczenie Oblique, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OBLIQUE definicja: 1. having a sloping direction, angle, or...

   • Oblique: French Translation

     OBLIQUE translate: oblique, indirect. Learn more in the...

   • Oblique: German Translation

     oblique translate: schräg, indirekt. Learn more in the...

   • Oblique in Russian

     OBLIQUE translate: непрямой, косвенный , непрямой, острый...

   • Oblique in Spanish

     OBLIQUE translate: oblicuo, oblicuo, indirecto, barra...

   • Obliquely

     OBLIQUELY definition: 1. said in a way that is not direct,...

   • Oblique: Polish Translation

     OBLIQUE translate: zawoalowany, nie wprost, (=...

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   oblique: [adjective] neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined. having the axis not perpendicular to the base. having no right angle.

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   Oblique definition: neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.. See examples of OBLIQUE used in a sentence.

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   OBLIQUE meaning: 1. having a sloping direction, angle, or position: 2. (of an angle) either more or less than 90°…. Learn more.

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   12 meanings: 1. at an angle; slanting; sloping 2. geometry a. (of lines, planes, etc) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one.... Click for more definitions.

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   If something is oblique, it has a slanting position or direction. In figurative use, oblique means indirect or purposely misleading. "What is two plus two?" "Fish!"

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   o•blique. (əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Mil. əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk) adj. 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base. 3. diverging from a given straight line or course. 4. not straight or direct, as a course.