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Adjective
/əˈblēk/,/ōˈblēk/,
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Neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting,
  1. Neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting
    • - we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace
  2. Not explicit or direct in addressing a point
    • - he issued an oblique attack on the president
  3. (of a line, plane figure, or surface) Inclined at other than a right angle

  4. (of an angle) Acute or obtuse

  5. (of a cone, cylinder, etc.) With an axis not perpendicular to the plane of its base

  6. (esp. of a muscle) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb

  7. Denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative

Noun
  1. A muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb

  1. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "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"
  2. any grammatical case other than the nominative
  3. external oblique muscle: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
  4. devious: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
  5. (obliquely) sidelong: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
  6. (obliquely) at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
  7. Oblique is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. The album was originally recorded in 1967 and issued as catalog number GXF-3061 in Japan in 1980. It was remastered and re-released on CD as a part of the Rudy Van Gelder Edition in 2005 with different cover artwork.
  8. Oblique (2008) is a film by the Norwegian artist Knut Åsdam (1968).
  9. (obliquely) indirectly; evasively (adj.- obliquitous)
  10. (Obliques (also called rotators)) These "side" muscles stabilize your spine when you are standing upright and help rotate your spine and maintain proper posture and spinal curvature.
  11. a rhyme with an imperfect match in sound. (green, fiend)
  12. An indirect or evasive angle.
  13. At an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees.
  14. A slanted type design, following the letter shapes of the roman variation, as opposed to italic, which is also cursive.
  15. Oblique is the slanting of a san serif type.
  16. Slanting, other than perpendicular or parallel.
  17. In a slanting direction or position, neither horizontal nor vertical.
  18. slanting or with unequal sides.
  19. The designation of a font derived from the book weight font of a typeface by slanting the latter’s strokes slightly clockwise.
  20. View in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing  (oblique drawing) in which the face, usually parallel to the picture plane, is represented in accurate or exact proportion, and all other faces are shown at any convenient angle other than 90°.
  21. Having unequal sides or an asymmetric base.
  22. (adj.) diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward (Martin’s oblique language confused those who listened to him.)
  23. a plane or section not perpendicular to the xyz coordinate system, such as long and short axis views of the heart.
  24. A sloped Roman in which the characters retain their Roman shapes. The inclination is generally less than in a normal italic. The oblique characters are seen more frequently in the Sans Serif styles.(return to top)
  25. Term used for typefaces that slope forwards. Such fonts usually serve as a substitute for a non-existent italic version of the typeface in question.