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 [əˈbliːk]

adj

1. at an angle; slanting; sloping

2. (Mathematics) Geometry

a.  (of lines, planes, etc.) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etc.

b.  not related to or containing a right angle

3. indirect or evasive

4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc., other than the nominative and vocative

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology having asymmetrical sides or planes an oblique leaf

6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (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

n

1. something oblique, esp a line

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for solidus [1]

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) Navigation the act of changing course by less than 90°

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) an aerial photograph taken at an oblique angle

vb (intr)

1. to take or have an oblique direction

2. (Military) (of a military formation) to move forward at an angle

[from Old French, from Latin oblīquus, of obscure origin]

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 It was an oblique reference to his time in prison.
indirect open, direct, frank, straightforward, blunt, downright, candid, forthright

2. slanting, angled, sloped, sloping, inclined, tilted, tilting, slanted, diagonal, at an angle, asymmetrical, canted, aslant, slantwise, atilt, cater-cornered (U.S. informal) The mountain ridge runs at an oblique angle to the coastline.

3. sidelong, sideways, covert, indirect, furtive, surreptitious She gave him an oblique glance.

Translations

oblique [əˈbliːk]

A. ADJ

1. [angle etc] → oblicuo

2. (fig) [reference] → indirecto, tangencial; [reply] → evasivo

B. N (Typ) → oblicua f

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oblique [əˈbliːk]

adj

[angle] → oblique
at an oblique angle to sth → en oblique or en biais par rapport à qch

[allusion, reference, warning] → indirect(e)

n

(British) (= slash) → barre f oblique

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oblique

adj

line → schief, schräg, geneigt; angle → schief; (Gram) case → abhängig; oblique stroke → Schrägstrich m

(fig) look → schief, schräg; course → schräg; method, style, reply → indirekt; hint, reference → indirekt, versteckt; warning → versteckt; criticism → verdeckt; an oblique approach to the problem → eine indirekte Art, an das Problem heranzugehen; he achieved his goal by rather oblique means → er erreichte sein Ziel auf Umwegen or (dishonestly) → auf krummen Wegen

n → Schrägstrich m; and oblique or → und Strich oder

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oblique [əˈbliːk]

1. adj (angle) → obliquo/a (fig) (allusion) → indiretto/a

2. n (Brit) (Typ) oblique (stroke) → barra

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oblique

adj oblique [əˈbliːk]

1 sloping He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other. skuins مائِل кос šikmý skrå schräg πλάγιος, λοξός oblicuo kaldus اریب vino oblique מְלוּכסָן अप्रत्यक्ष kos, nakošen rézsútos, ferde miring ská-, skáhallur obliquo 斜めの 기울어진 įstrižas []slīps condong schuin skrå, skråttløpende ukośny oblíquo oblic косой, наклонный šikmý poševen kos sned, skev เฉียง eğri, eğik 斜的 косий; похилий ترچھا، ڈھلواں chéo 斜的

2 not straight or direct He made an oblique reference to his work. indirekte غَيْر مُباشِر، مُنْحَرِف косвен nepřímý indirekte indirekt πλάγιος, έμμεσος indirecto kaudne غیر مستقیم epäsuora indirect בְּעֲקִיפִין तिरछा, अप्रत्यक्ष neizravan homályos tidak langsung óbeinn indiretto 遠回しの 완곡한, 에두른 netiesioginis netiešs tdk langsung indirect skjev, indirekte okrężny indirecto indirect косвенный nepriamy posreden posredan indirekt, förtäckt อ้อม ๆ dolaylı, ima yollu 間接的 непрямий مبہم، کج cong 间接的

adv oˈbliquely

skuins بِصورَةٍ مُلْتَوِيَه أو غَيْر مُباشِرَه косо šikmo skråt schief πλάγια, έμμεσα oblicuamente viltu بطور مورب epäsuorasti obliquement בּאֲלכסוֹן वक या विषम रूप में, वकोक्तिपूर्वक ukošeno, koso ferdén secara tidak langsung skáhalt; óbeint indirettamente 斜めに 비스듬히 įstrižai, netiesiogiai []slīpi; netieši secara tdk langsung schuin, indirect skrått, på skrå pośrednio indirectamente oblic косо; косвенно šikmo poševno koso på ett indirekt (förtäckt) sätt อย่างอ้อม ๆ dolaylı şekilde 間接地 непрямо مبہم طور پر، بالواسطہ một cách xiên chéo 间接地