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oblique angle

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oblique angle
n.
An angle, such as an acute or obtuse angle, that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle.
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oblique angle
Angles
AOB and
BOC are oblique angles.

oblique angle
n
(Mathematics) an angle that is not a right angle or any multiple of a right angle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oblique angleoblique angle - an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
acute angle - an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
obtuse angle - an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
right angle - the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines


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It was then ten in the morning; the rays of the sun struck the surface of the waves at rather an oblique angle, and at the touch of their light, decomposed by refraction as through a prism, flowers, rocks, plants, shells, and polypi were shaded at the edges by the seven solar colours.
 
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