Oblique

Oblique may refer to:

Oblique angle, in geometry, an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees
Oblique angle, synonym for Dutch angle, a cinematographic technique
Oblique (album), by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson
Oblique banded rattail, a fish also known as a rough-head whiptail
Oblique case, in linguistics
Oblique correction, in particle physics
Oblique motion, in music
Oblique order, a military formation
Oblique projection, in geometry and drawing, including cavalier and cabinet projection
Oblique reflection, in Euclidean geometry
Oblique shock, in gas dynamics
Oblique type, in typography
Oblique wing, in aircraft design
Slash (punctuation) ( / )

Anatomy

Oblique arytenoid muscle, in the neck
Oblique cord, near the elbow point
Oblique fissure, separating the inferior and superior lobes of the lungs

Abdominal muscles

Eye muscles

oblique — [ ɔblik ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. obliquus 1 ♦ Qui s écarte de la verticale, de la perpendiculaire (à une ligne, un plan donnés ou supposés). ⇒ biais. « Vers la fin de la journée, quand le soleil est oblique » (Gautier). Non horizontal. « Ses yeux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oblique — Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblique — Datos generales Origen … Wikipedia Español
oblique — OBLIQUE. adj. de tout genre. Qui est de biais, de travers. Ligne oblique. chemin oblique. section oblique. sphere droite, sphere oblique. l aspect, le regard oblique d une planete. Il signifie fig. Mauvais, frauduleux. Moyens obliques. par des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Oblique — Ob*lique , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Obliqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliquing}.] 1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction. [1913 Webster] Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oblique — oblique; oblique·ly; oblique·ness; sub·oblique; … English syllables
oblique — [ō blēk′, əblēk′; ] also, esp. in mil. use [, ōblīk′] adj. [ME oblike < L obliquus < ob (see OB ) + liquis, awry < IE * leik , var. of base * elei , to bend > ELL2] 1. having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor … English World dictionary
Oblique — Ob*lique , n. (Geom.) An oblique line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oblique — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. oblique, from L. obliquus slanting, sidelong, indirect, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + root of licinus bent upward, from PIE root *lei to bend, be movable (see LIMB (Cf. limb) (n … Etymology dictionary
oblique — [adj1] slanting; at an angle angled, askance, askew, aslant, asymmetrical, awry, bent, cater cornered, crooked, diagonal, distorted, diverging, inclined, inclining, leaning, on the bias, pitched, pitching, sideways, skew, slanted, sloped, sloping … New thesaurus

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