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Detailed Synonyms for skew in English

skew:

skew adj

  1. skew
  2. skew
    – having an oblique or slanting direction or position 1
    skew; skewed
    – having an oblique or slanting direction or position 1

skew verb

  1. skew
    to squint; skew
    • squint verb (squints, squinted, squinting)
    • skew verb
  2. skew
    – turn or place at an angle 1
    skew
    – turn or place at an angle 1
    • skew verb
      • the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed1
  3. skew
    – To distort an object along its horizontal, vertical, or both axes. 2
    to shear; skew
    – To distort an object along its horizontal, vertical, or both axes. 2
    • shear verb (shears, sheared, shearing)
    • skew verb

skew [the ~] noun

  1. the skew
    – A transformation that distorts a shape by a specified angle from an axis. The result is that a square is formed into a parallelogram. The skew or shear can be applied in more than one direction at a time. 2
    the shear; the skew
    – A transformation that distorts a shape by a specified angle from an axis. The result is that a square is formed into a parallelogram. The skew or shear can be applied in more than one direction at a time. 2

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Related Definitions for "skew":

  1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position1
    • the picture was skew1
  2. turn or place at an angle1
    • the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed1
  3. A transformation that distorts a shape by a specified angle from an axis. The result is that a square is formed into a parallelogram. The skew or shear can be applied in more than one direction at a time.2
  4. To distort an object along its horizontal, vertical, or both axes.2

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