English to English adjective
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slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled |  | Example: the oblique rays of the winter sun acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
source: wordnet30
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Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading |  | Example: used devious means to achieve success gave oblique answers to direct questions oblique political maneuvers
source: wordnet30 noun
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any grammatical case other than the nominative |  | source: wordnet30
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a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso |  | source: wordnet30
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An oblique line. |  | source: webster1913 verb
7 |
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction. |  | source: webster1913
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