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| o·blique [ ō blk, ə blk ] |
adjective |
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1. indirect: not straightforward or direct
  an oblique reference to the lateness of the hour
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2. sloping: sloping or joining something at an angle that is not a right angle
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3. mathematics not parallel or perpendicular: neither perpendicular nor parallel to another line or plane
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4. mathematics not right-angled: not being or containing a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
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5. grammar not being subject: of or being a grammatical case of a noun or pronoun other than the nominative or vocative
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6. botany with sides of different length: describes leaves that have sides of different length
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7. anatomy not being on anatomical plane: slanting away from any of the anatomical planes of the body such as the horizontal or perpendicular plane
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8. geography being at tangent to Earth's surface: relating to or from the point of view of an oblique projection
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adverb |
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military changing direction at 45º: changing direction to or at an angle of 45º
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noun (plural o·bliques) |
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1. something slanting: something that is oblique, e.g. a slanting line
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2. navigation course change of less than 90º: a change of course of less than 90º
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intransitive verb (past and past participle o·bliqued, present participle o·bliqu·ing, 3rd person present singular o·bliques) |
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1. take oblique direction: to move or slant in an oblique direction
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2. military advance in oblique direction: to move forward at an angle of 45º in a military formation
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| [15th century. < Latin obliquus "slanting, sidelong"] |
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| o·blique·ness noun |
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