oblique

  • 21OBLIQUE — adj. des deux genres Qui est de biais, ou incliné. Ligne oblique. Plan oblique. Couper un cône par une section oblique. Les rayons du soleil sont plus obliques en hiver qu en été. Il a le regard oblique.   Sphère oblique, Celle où l équateur n… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22Oblique — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Oblique peut faire référence à : Action oblique en droit civil français, une procédure de droit civil français. Architecture oblique, un courant… …

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  • 23oblique — Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular, horizontal, sagittal, or coronal plane of the body. In radiography, a projection that is neither frontal nor lateral. [L. obliquus] * * * oblique ō blēk, ə , blīk adj 1) ne …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24oblique — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus Date: 15th century 1. a. neither perpendicular nor parallel ; inclined b. having the axis not perpendicular to the base < an oblique cone > c. having no right angle …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25oblique — obliqueness, n. /euh bleek , oh bleek /; Mil. /euh bluyk , oh bluyk /, adj., adv., v., obliqued, obliquing, n. adj. 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 26oblique — [[t]oʊbli͟ːk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. It was an oblique reference to his mother... Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning,&#8230; …

    English dictionary

  • 27oblique — /əˈblik / (say uh bleek) adjective 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base. 3. designating a method of projection in which&#8230; …

  • 28oblique — o|blique1 [əˈbli:k] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: obliquus] 1.) not expressed in a direct way = ↑indirect ▪ an oblique reference to his drinking problem 2.) not looking, pointing etc directly at something ▪ an oblique glance 3.) oblique&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29oblique — 1. adjective a) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined. b) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister. 2. noun a) An oblique line. b) …

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  • 30oblique — o|blique [ ou blik ] adjective 1. ) not expressing something directly: an oblique reference to his past 2. ) not looking or pointing directly at someone or something: He was giving her oblique looks. 3. ) an oblique line is sloping 4. ) an&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English