oblique

o·blique  (-blk, -blk)

adj.

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 sides of unequal length or form: an oblique leaf.

3. Anatomy Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.

4.

a. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.

b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.

5. Not direct in descent; collateral.

6. Grammar Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.

n.

1. An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.

2. Nautical The act of changing course by less than 90°.

adv. (-blk, -blk)

At an angle of 45°.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblquus.]

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o·bliquely adv.

o·bliqueness n.

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oblique [oh-bleak]

Adjective

1. at an angle; slanting

2. Geom (of lines or planes) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another

3. indirect or evasive: only oblique references have been made to the anti-government unrest

Noun

same as solidus [Latin obliquus]

obliquely adv
obliqueness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oblique - any grammatical case other than the nominative oblique case grammatical case, case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence accusative, accusative case, objective case - the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb dative, dative case - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case - the case expressing ownership vocative, vocative case - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed ablative, ablative case - the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb nominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
	2.	oblique - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen
Adj.	1.	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" convergent - tending to come together from different directions diverging, divergent - tending to move apart in different directions inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
	2.	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" devious indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

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oblique

adjective 1. indirect, implied, roundabout, backhanded, evasive, elliptical, circuitous, circumlocutory, inexplicit, periphrastic << OPPOSITE direct

adjective 2. slanting, angled, sloped, sloping, inclined, tilted, tilting, slanted, diagonal, at an angle, asymmetrical, canted, aslant, slantwise, atilt, cater-cornered U.S. (informal)

adjective 3. sidelong, sideways, covert, indirect, furtive, surreptitious

Translations

oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → oblicuo; [allusion] → indirecto

n (TYP) → barra

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → oblique; [allusion] → indirect(e)

n (Brit) (Typ);

oblique (stroke) → barre f oblique

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj [line, angle] → schief; [reference, compliment] → indirekt, versteckt

n (Brit) (also: oblique stroke) → Schrägstrich m

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → obliquo/a; [allusion] → indiretto/a

n (BRIT ) (TYP): oblique (stroke) → barra