oblique
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o·blique
[uh-bleek, oh-bleek; Military uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk] adjective, adverb, verb, o·bliqued, o·bliqu·ing, noun adjective
1.
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
2.
(of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base.
3.
diverging from a given straight line or course.
4.
not straight or direct, as a course.
5.
indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward: oblique remarks about the candidate's honesty.
6.
indirectly aimed at or reached, as ends or results; deviously achieved.
7.
morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse.
8.
Typography. (of a letter) slanting toward the right, as a form of sans-serif, gothic, or square-serif type.
9.
10.
Anatomy. pertaining to muscles running obliquely in the body as opposed to those running transversely or longitudinally.
11.
Botany. having unequal sides, as a leaf.
12.
Grammar. noting or pertaining to any case of noun inflection except nominative and vocative: Latin genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases are said to be oblique.
13.
Drafting. designating a method of projection (oblique projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (oblique drawing) in which the face, usually parallel to the picture plane, is represented in accurate or exact proportion, and all other faces are shown at any convenient angle other than 90°. Compare axonometric, cabinet ( def 19 ), isometric ( def 5 ). See illus. under isometric.
adverb
14.
Military. at an angle of 45°.
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verb (used without object)
15.
Military. to change direction obliquely.
noun
16.
something that is oblique.
17.
Grammar. an oblique case.
18.
Anatomy. any of several oblique muscles, especially in the walls of the abdomen.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English oblike < Latin oblīquus slanting; see ob- (second element obscure)
1400–50; late Middle English oblike < Latin oblīquus slanting; see ob- (second element obscure)
Related forms
o·blique·ness, noun
sub·o·blique, adjective
sub·o·blique·ly, adverb
sub·o·blique·ness, noun
Synonyms
5, 6. indirect, veiled, masked, covert.
5, 6. indirect, veiled, masked, covert.
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oblique (əˈbliːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | at an angle; slanting; sloping |
| 2. | 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. | grammar denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc, other than the nominative and vocative |
| 5. | biology having asymmetrical sides or planes: an oblique leaf |
| 6. | (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 | |
| 7. | something oblique, esp a line |
| 8. | another name for solidus |
| 9. | nautical the act of changing course by less than 90° |
| 10. | an aerial photograph taken at an oblique angle |
| —vb | |
| 11. | to take or have an oblique direction |
| 12. | (of a military formation) to move forward at an angle |
| [C15: from Old French, from Latin oblīquus, of obscure origin] | |
| o'bliquely | |
| —adv | |
| o'bliqueness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
oblique
early 15c., from M.Fr. oblique, from L. obliquus "slanting, sidelong, indirect," from ob "against" + root of licinus "bent upward," from PIE base *lei- "to bend, be movable" (see limb (1)). As a type of muscles, in reference to the axis of the body, 1610s (adj.), 1800 (n.). Related: Obliquely.
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Medical Dictionary
oblique o·blique (ō-blēk', ə-blēk')
adj.
Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal.
o·blique'ness n.
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Example sentences
By depositing these rods at an oblique angle, the scientists created an uneven film with various gaps in it.
But the ads remained steadfastly oblique about what consumers do after they tear along the perforated line.
He began the year on the disabled list with a strained oblique.
More anteriorly is an oblique ridge, the conchal crest, for articulation with the inferior nasal concha.
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