oblique
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7.5
- adjective
- /əˈblik/
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oblicuo
- The woman drags the dragonfly slowly into the oblique passage between the bed and the white wall.
- an oblique angle
- an oblique view
- an oblique photograph
So we're like here, here's that oblique cut.
- So we're like here, here's that oblique cut.
- I can actually hear the wheel spin because these wheels are at that weird oblique angle.
- There are solutions that come at a hyper oblique angle.
Examples
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So if you have an oblique triangle now, and let's call this A, let's call this B, and let's call this C.
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And still the oblique rays of the sun throw a halo around the picture.
Fiction book (1998) -
I can actually hear the wheel spin because these wheels are at that weird oblique angle.
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OK, this has an oblique asymptote, so let's find it.
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One particular scar, which was very old, traced a broad, oblique mark on his rump.
Fiction book (1995) -
The central image, however distant and oblique, would be oriented toward the oncoming viewer.
Academic text (2011) -
B: The preoperative oblique view of tumor involvement and the proposed resection site are outlined in green.
Academic text (2005) -
The negatives of the vertical and oblique photographs are stored in large canisters in New Jersey.
Academic text (1993) -
Because of Earth's rotation, up-down scans are turned into oblique lines (see right diagram).
Academic text (1996) -
The artist painted the landscape with oblique lines, giving it a unique perspective.
Synonyms
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3.2
At an angle so it runs from one side to the other
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3.3
Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat
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3.9
Sloping so one end is higher than the other
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7.4
Angled toward one side, often used for looks or glances
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4.4
Leaning to one side and not level
Slanting to one side, not straight up or flat
Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat
Not straight or level and leaning to one side
A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side
A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle
Leaning to one side and not straight, like a picture on a wall
At an angle so one side is higher than the other
Leaning to one side and not straight
Sloping so a surface leans at an angle
Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.2
Lines, planes, or flat surfaces that stay the same distance apart and never meet
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat slanted muscle on each side of the belly that helps turn and support the upper body
- Specialized
A flat muscle on each side of the stomach that helps twist the body and pull in the waist
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
How Slanted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oblique comes from the Latin obliquus 'slanting', so it means 'not straight' or 'at an angle'. That is why an oblique line or triangle leans instead of being parallel or at a right angle.