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a |
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def |
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled |
examples |
the oblique rays of the winter sun acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
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Outgoing links |
Also see |
convergent; divergent, diverging; inclined |
Derivationally related form |
oblique → oblique |
Derivationally related form |
oblique → obliqueness |
Antonym |
oblique → parallel; oblique → perpendicular |
Similar to |
bias; catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered; crabwise, sideways; diagonal; nonparallel; oblique-angled |
Incoming links |
Also see |
convergent; divergent, diverging; inclined |
Antonym |
parallel → oblique; perpendicular → oblique |
Similar to |
bias; catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered; crabwise, sideways; diagonal; nonparallel; oblique-angled |
Derived from adjective |
obliquely → oblique |
Derivationally related form |
obliqueness → oblique |
Derivationally related form |
oblique → oblique |
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