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Oblique
ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk
Oblique definitions
adjective
oblique
- neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting
"we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace"
slanting slanted sloping at an angle angled diagonal aslant slant slantwise sloped inclined inclining tilted tilting atilt skew on the skew askew- (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle
- (of an angle) acute or obtuse
- (of a cone, cylinder, etc.) with an axis not perpendicular to the plane of its base
- (especially of a muscle) neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb
"an oblique abdominal muscle"
- not expressed or done in a direct way
"he issued an oblique attack on his rivals"
- denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative
noun
oblique
obliques
- an oblique muscle
"it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look"