OBLIQUE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word oblique. (close relations)
obliqueness
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| diagonal | nounn | |||||
noun • (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric • an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard • (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information adjective satellite • connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||
| angled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • forming or set at an angle | ||||||
| askance | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adverb • with suspicion or disapproval • with a side or oblique glance adjective satellite • (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | ||||||
| askew | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • turned or twisted to one side adjective satellite • turned or twisted toward one side | ||||||
| canted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | ||||||
| crooked | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive adjective satellite • irregular in shape or outline • having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect | ||||||
| inclined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency • at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position adjective satellite • having made preparations | ||||||
| skew | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanting direction or position verb • turn or place at an angle | ||||||
| slanted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction • favoring one person or side over another | ||||||
| slanting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||
| sloping | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction • having a slanting form or direction | ||||||
| tilted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | ||||||
| bar | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War • a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter • a counter where you can obtain food or drink • a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal • the act of preventing • (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter • a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore • the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction • a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background • a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) • a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises • a heating element in an electric fire • (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried verb • prevent from entering; keep out • render unsuitable for passage • expel, as if by official decree • secure with, or as if with, bars | ||||||
| devious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||
| separatrix | nounn | |||||
noun • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | ||||||
| slant | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a biased way of looking at or presenting something • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane verb • lie obliquely • present with a bias • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over | ||||||
| slash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a wound made by cutting • an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information • a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument verb • cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete • beat severely with a whip or rod • cut open • cut drastically • move or stir about violently | ||||||
| solidus | nounn | |||||
noun • a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | ||||||
| virgil | ||||||
noun • a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) | ||||||
| virgule | nounn | |||||
noun • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | ||||||
