oblique in English

oblique

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adj. 1. not straight up and down; not straight across; slanting.
Ex. This terrace or garden ... took an oblique view of the open sea (Thomas L. Peacock). Upon others we can look but in oblique; only upon ourselves in direct (John Donne).
2.

oblique

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adv. (in military use) by turning 45 degrees.
Ex. to march oblique to the left.

oblique

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adv. obliquely.

oblique

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noun obliqueness.

oblique

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noun 1. something oblique, such as a line or figure.
2. (Anatomy.) an oblique muscle.
Ex. The superior and inferior obliques roll the eyeball about the visual axis (Scientific American).

oblique

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oblique, adjective, adverb, verb, -liqued,-liquing,noun.

oblique

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v.i., v.t. 1. to have or take an oblique direction; slant.
2. (in military use) to advance obliquely by turning 45 degrees to the right or left and marching in the new direction.