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   O·blique

   /əˈblēk/

   

   adjective

   • 1. neither parallel nor at a right angle 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
   • ▪ not explicit or direct in addressing a point: "is he making an oblique attack on his colleague?"
   • ▪ (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. denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.
   • 3. not explicit or done in a direct way: "he issued an oblique attack on the president" Similar indirectinexplicitroundaboutcircuitouscircumlocutoryimplicitimpliedellipticalevasivebackhandedrare:circumlocutionaryambagiousOpposite directexplicit

   noun

   • 1. a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb.
   • 2. another term for slash British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin obliquus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obliqueness noun
   • 2. obliquity noun

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   What is oblique adjective?

   • (of a line) sloping at an angle [usually before noun] (geometry) (of an angle) greater or less than 90° The extension was built at an oblique angle to the house. Definition of oblique adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does oblique line mean?

   • 1. a. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron: a diagonal line. b. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge: a diagonal plane. 2. having an oblique direction. 3. having oblique lines or markings. n. 4. a diagonal line or plane.

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   What is the meaning of obliqueness?

   • 1. the state of being oblique. 2. an inclination or a degree of inclination. 3. immorality. 4. intellectual deviousness. 5. deliberate evasiveness in speech or writing. 6. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing.

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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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   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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   1. a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined. b. Mathematics Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular. 2. Botany Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf. 3.

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   1. a. : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined. oblique lines. b. : having the axis not perpendicular to the base. an oblique cone. c. : having no right angle. an oblique triangle. 2. a. : not straightforward : indirect. In her speech she made only oblique references to the scandal. also : obscure.

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   • — obliquely
   • — obliqueness

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   1 oblique /oʊˈbliːk/ adjective

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   /oʊˈbliːk/

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   adverb

   •She referred to the scandal obliquely in her speech.

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   noun [noncount]

   •The poem's obliqueness is what interests me.

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   Definition of oblique – Learner’s Dictionary. oblique. adjective. formal uk / əʊˈbliːk / us. Add to word list. not expressed in a direct way: an oblique comment. obliquely. adverb formal. (Definition of oblique from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of oblique. in Chinese (Traditional) 角度, 斜的, 傾斜的…

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   Definitions of 'oblique' 1. If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. [...] 2. An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'oblique'