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1. (adj.) oblique
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
2. oblique
(of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base.
3. oblique
diverging from a given straight line or course.
4. oblique
not straight or direct, as a course.
5. oblique
indirectly stated or expressed.
6. oblique
indirectly or deviously aimed at or reached.
7. oblique
unethical; underhand.
8. oblique
pertaining to or denoting muscles running obliquely in the body as opposed to those running transversely or longitudinally.
9. oblique
Bot. having unequal sides, as a leaf.
10. oblique
Gram. of or pertaining to any case of inflection except the nominative or vocative.
11. (adv.) oblique
Mil. at an angle of 45°.
12. (n.) oblique
something that is oblique.
13. oblique
any of several oblique muscles.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME oblike < L oblīquus slanting; see ob - (second element obscure))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) oblique, oblique case
any grammatical case other than the nominative
2. (adj) external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle, oblique
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
3. (adj) oblique
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
"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"
4. (adj) devious, oblique
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
"used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) oblique
not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined
2. (adj) oblique
not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister
3. (adj) oblique
not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral
4. (noun) oblique
an oblique line
5. (verb) oblique
to deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction
6. (verb) oblique
to march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left
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Sense: sloping
He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other.
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 Afrikaans: skuins |
 Arabic: مائِل |
 Bulgarian: кос |
 Brazilian: oblíquo |
 Czech: šikmý |
 German: schräg |
 Danish: skrå |
 Greek: πλάγιος, λοξός |
 Spanish: oblicuo |
 Estonian: kaldus |
 Farsi: اریب |
 Finnish: vino |
 French: oblique |
 Hebrew: מְלוּכסָן |
 Hindi: अप्रत्यक्ष |
 Croatian: kos, nakošen |
 Hungarian: rézsútos, ferde |
 Indonesian: miring |
 Icelandic: ská-, skáhallur |
 Italian: obliquo |
 Japanese: 斜めの |
 Korean: 기울어진 |
 Lithuanian: įstrižas |
 Latvian: []slīps |
 Malay: condong |
 Dutch: schuin |
 Norwegian: skrå, skråttløpende |
 Polish: ukośny |
 Persian: نامنظم، اریب |
 Pashto: نامنظم او بى ترتيب |
 Portuguese: oblíquo |
 Romanian: oblic |
 Russian: косой, наклонный |
 Slovak: šikmý |
 Slovenian: poševen |
 Serbian: kos |
 Swedish: sned, skev |
 Thai: เฉียง |
 Turkish: eğri, eğik |
 Taiwanese: 斜的 |
 Ukrainian: косий; похилий |
 Urdu: ترچھا، ڈھلواں |
 Vietnamese: chéo |
 Chinese: 斜的 |
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