oblique angle

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oblique angle

Angles 1 and 2 are oblique.

oblique angle

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

(Mathematics) an angle that is not a right angle or any multiple of a right angle

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oblique′ an′gle

an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.

[1685–95]

o•blique′-an′gled, adj.

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Noun

oblique 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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