oblique

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oblique[1,adjective] oblique[2,noun] oblique[3,adverb] oblique angle oblique case

Main Entry: ¹oblique
Pronunciation: O-'blEk, &-, -'blIk; military usually I
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus
1 a : neither perpendicular nor parallel : INCLINED b : having the axis not perpendicular to the base <an oblique cone> c : having no right angle <an oblique triangle>
2 a : not straightforward : INDIRECT; also : OBSCURE b : DEVIOUS, UNDERHANDED
3 : situated obliquely and having one end not inserted on bone <oblique muscles>
4 : taken from an airplane with the camera directed horizontally or diagonally downward <an oblique photograph>
- oblique·ly adverb
- oblique·ness noun