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oblique
[uh-bleek, oh-bleek, uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk]
adjective
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
(of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base.
diverging from a given straight line or course.
not straight or direct, as a course.
indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward.
oblique remarks about the candidate's honesty.
Synonyms: , , ,indirectly aimed at or reached, as ends or results; deviously achieved.
Synonyms: , , ,morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse.
Typography.Ìý(of a letter) slanting toward the right, as a form of sans-serif, gothic, or square-serif type.
Rhetoric.Ìýindirect (applied to discourse in which the original words of a speaker or writer are assimilated to the language of the reporter).
Anatomy.Ìýpertaining to muscles running obliquely in the body as opposed to those running transversely or longitudinally.
Botany.Ìýhaving unequal sides, as a leaf.
Grammar.Ìýnoting or pertaining to any case of noun inflection except nominative and vocative.
Latin genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases are said to be oblique.
Drafting.Ìýdesignating a method of projection oblique projection in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing oblique drawing in which the face, usually parallel to the picture plane, is represented in accurate or exact proportion, and all other faces are shown at any convenient angle other than 90°.
adverb
Military.Ìýat an angle of 45°.
verb (used without object)
Military.Ìýto change direction obliquely.
noun
something that is oblique.
Grammar.Ìýan oblique case.
Anatomy.Ìýany of several oblique muscles, especially in the walls of the abdomen.
oblique
/ əˈ²ú±ô¾±Ë°ì /
adjective
at an angle; slanting; sloping
geometry
(of lines, planes, etc) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etc
not related to or containing a right angle
indirect or evasive
grammar denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc, other than the nominative and vocative
biology having asymmetrical sides or planes
an oblique leaf
(of a map projection) constituting a type of zenithal projection in which the plane of projection is tangential to the earth's surface at some point between the equator and the poles
noun
something oblique, esp a line
another name for solidus
nautical the act of changing course by less than 90°
an aerial photograph taken at an oblique angle
verb
to take or have an oblique direction
(of a military formation) to move forward at an angle
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- obliqueness noun
- suboblique adjective
- subobliquely adverb
- subobliqueness noun
- ´Çˈ²ú±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ´Çˈ²ú±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of oblique1
Example Sentences
Instead, it's an oblique statement of an unspeakable but widely held belief that violence against women shouldn't be a crime, especially for high-status perpetrators.
He contested the allegations, but in his resignation statement there was an oblique reference to the claims.
The criticism of Harris’ delayed decision, which is expected to come this summer, varies from sharp and direct to oblique and circuitous.
The company’s aesthetic mode is wayward, oblique, loose and jocular.
That might be seen as an oblique and unflattering comparison with the twists and turns coming out of the Trump White House.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- backhandedÌý
- vagueÌý
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