obliquely Definition

oblique
adj

1. Sloping; not vertical or horizontal.

Thesaurus: slanting, sloped, tilted, inclined, transverse, angled.
2a. geom.
Said of lines and planes, etc: not at a right angle;
2b. geom.
Said of an angle: less than 180 degrees but more than 90 degrees, ie more than a right angle.
3. Not straight or direct; roundabout; underhand.

Thesaurus: indirect, subtle, vague, evasive, indirect, circuitous, circumlocutory, roundabout; Antonym: straight.
4. grammar.
Denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.
5. bot.
Said of a leaf: with unequal sides.

noun

1. An oblique line; a solidus (/).
2. Anything that is oblique.

verb

intr
obliqued, obliquing
1. To advance obliquely, especially (military) to face half right or left and then advance.

Derivative: obliquely
adverb

Derivative: obliqueness
noun

Etymology: 15c: French, from Latin obliquus.

Info:

An oblique

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○ indicates the limits of a period of time &wbox; &wbox; .

Alternative style: a short dash .

○ It also links items on a route or itinerary &wbox; &wbox; .

Alternative style: a short dash .

○ It also indicates an abbreviation &wbox; (‘care of') &wbox; (‘account') &wbox; (‘in charge of').

○ It expresses rates or ratios in measurements &wbox; &wbox; 2.