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oblique-angled

oblique-angled

8.3
Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees
  • adjective
  • /əˈbliːk ˈæŋɡəld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oblicuo
  • The triangle in the diagram is clearly oblique-angled rather than right-angled.

Examples

  • An oblique-angled parallelogram does not have any right angles.

  • Surveyors encounter oblique-angled plots when mapping irregular fields.

  • The oblique-angled triangle has angles that are not right.

  • Is this shape oblique-angled or right-angled?

  • An oblique-angled parallelogram does not have any right angles.

  • The triangle in the diagram is clearly oblique-angled rather than right-angled.

  • Surveyors encounter oblique-angled plots when mapping irregular fields.

Synonyms

diagonal
vsoblique-angled
10 3.2

At an angle so it runs from one side to the other

is about shapes whose corners are tilted rather than right
angled
vsoblique-angled
9 3.3

Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat

focuses on corners that are not right instead of general tilt
inclined
vsoblique-angled
6 3.9

Sloping so one end is higher than the other

applies to shapes whose corners meet at non right junctions
sidelong
vsoblique-angled
5 7.4

Angled toward one side, often used for looks or glances

concerns figures with corners that are not at right angles
oblique
vsoblique-angled
5 7.5

Slanting, not straight up or straight across

applies to shapes with one or more corners that are not right
skewed
vsoblique-angled
5 4.7

Not straight or level and often wrong because of a personal view

applies to figures whose corners are tilted rather than perfectly right
slanty
vsoblique-angled
1 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

applies to shapes with corners that are not at right angles
obliquus
vsoblique-angled
9.1

Slanting to one side, not straight up or flat

refers to shapes having corners that are specifically not right
slanted
vsoblique-angled
3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is specifically about figures with corners that are not right
slanting
vsoblique-angled
2.9

Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat

refers to shapes whose corners tilt instead of forming right angles
sloping
vsoblique-angled
3.1

A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side

concerns shapes whose corners are not right but lean slightly
sloped
vsoblique-angled
2.3

A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle

is used for figures whose corners point away from right positions
aslope
vsoblique-angled
  • Archaic
8.6

At an angle so one side is higher than the other

refers to shapes whose corners are not at right settings
clinal
vsoblique-angled
9.1

Sloping so a surface leans at an angle

is about figures whose corners tilt rather than meet at right angles

Surface Forms

oblique-angled positive

Morphology

oblique-angled = oblique + angled (transparent) = oblique + angle + ed

The compound is a transparent combination of 'oblique' and 'angled' (with 'angled' itself clearly formed from 'angle' + '-ed').

Etymology

Oblique-angled joins oblique, an old word meaning 'slanting', like the common English word 'slant', and angle, which means 'the space between two lines' or a 'corner'. So an oblique-angled shape has 'slanting' or not-right corners instead of straight right angles.