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| 1. | [ adjective ] (geometry) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular | |
| Examples: | "oblique rays of the winter sun" "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles" "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
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| Related terms: | parallel perpendicular diagonal nonparallel bias catacorner crabwise inclined divergent convergent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of movement) at an angle | |
| Synonyms: | sideways crabwise | |
| Related terms: | indirect | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | |
| Synonyms: | indirect collateral | |
| Examples: | "cousins are collateral relatives" "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" |
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| Related terms: | lineal related | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading | |
| Synonyms: | devious | |
| Examples: | "used devious means to achieve success" "gave oblique answers to direct questions" "oblique political maneuvers" |
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| Related terms: | indirect | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso | |
| Synonyms: | external_oblique_muscle musculus_obliquus_externus_abdominis abdominal_external_oblique_muscle | |
| Related terms: | ab | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (grammar) any grammatical case other than the nominative | |
| Synonyms: | oblique_case | |
| Related terms: | nominative case ablative locative genitive instrumental vocative dative accusative | |
| Similar spelling: |
obliquely obliquity oblige obloquy obliger obliged obliging obligate |
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