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Synonyms for obliqueness in English

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  1. obliqueness:
  2. oblique:

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Detailed Synonyms for obliqueness in English

obliqueness:

obliqueness [the ~] noun

  1. the obliqueness
    the obliquity; the obliqueness; the crookedness
  2. the obliqueness
    – the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly 1
    the obliqueness; the deviousness
    – the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly 1
  3. the obliqueness
    – the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle 1
    the obliqueness
    – the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle 1

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Related Definitions for "obliqueness":

  1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly1
  2. the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle1

oblique:

oblique adj

  1. oblique
    skew; crooked; lopsided; slanting; sloping; leaning; oblique
  2. oblique
    steep; sloping; slanting; oblique; lopsided; leaning; askew
  3. oblique
    – indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading 1
    oblique; devious
    – indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading 1
    • oblique adj
      • gave oblique answers to direct questions1
      • oblique political maneuvers1
    • devious adj
      • used devious means to achieve success1
  4. oblique
    – slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled 1
    oblique
    – slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled 1
    • oblique adj
      • the oblique rays of the winter sun1
      • acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles1
      • the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base1
  5. oblique
    – Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn't available on the computer or printer. 2
    oblique
    – Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn't available on the computer or printer. 2

oblique [the ~] noun

  1. the oblique
    – a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso 1
    the oblique; the musculus obliquus externus abdominis; the abdominal external oblique muscle; the external oblique muscle
    – a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso 1
  2. the oblique
    – any grammatical case other than the nominative 1
    the oblique; the oblique case
    – any grammatical case other than the nominative 1

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Related Definitions for "oblique":

  1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading1
    • gave oblique answers to direct questions1
    • oblique political maneuvers1
  2. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled1
    • the oblique rays of the winter sun1
    • acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles1
    • the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base1
  3. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso1
  4. any grammatical case other than the nominative1
  5. Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn't available on the computer or printer.2







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