oblique in English dictionary

  • oblique

    Meanings and definitions of "oblique"

    • Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
    • Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
    • Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
    • (botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
    • (geometry) An oblique line.
    • The punctuation sign "/"
    • (grammar) The oblique case.
    • To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
    • (military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
    • Not straightforward
    • adjective
      Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
    • adjective
      Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
    • adjective
      Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
    • adjective
      (botany)
      Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
    • adjective
      (botany)
      Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
    • adjective
      (grammar)
      Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
    • adjective
      (music)
      Employing one of the three contrapuntal motions, namely, 1. Parallel, 2. Contrary and 3. Oblique. Parallel,when two parts (voices) move in the same direction; Contrary, when they move opposite; and Oblique, when one part (voice) stays on the same note while the other moves away from or towards it.
    • noun
      (geometry)
      An oblique line.
    • noun
      ( typography) Synonym of [i]slash[/i] ⟨/⟩.
    • noun
      (grammar)
      The oblique case.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
    • verb
      (military)
      To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
    • Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn't available on the computer or printer.
    • Not expressed directly, by opposition to the accepted or proper way.
    • Neither perpendicular nor parallel.
    • adjective
      indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
    • adjective
      slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the 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"
    • noun
      any grammatical case other than the nominative
    • noun
      a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

    Synonyms of "oblique" in English dictionary

    devious, abdominal, external oblique muscle are the top synonyms of "oblique" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "oblique" in English dictionary

    parallel, perpendicular, nominative are the top antonyms of "oblique" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of oblique

    • oblique ( third-person singular simple present obliques, present participle obliquing, simple past and past participle obliqued)
    • oblique ( plural  obliques)
    • oblique ( comparative more oblique, superlative most oblique)
    • oblique (comparative obliquer, superlative obliquest)
    • oblique (plural obliques)
    • oblique (third-person singular simple present obliques, present participle obliquing, simple past and past participle obliqued)
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