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obliquing Definition


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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.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
        ○ indicates alternatives &wbox; &wbox; &wbox; &wbox; .
        ○ 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.


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