Meaning Of The Word Oblique

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oblique
An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle.
adjective: If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand.

oblique in American English
having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor horizontal; not level or upright; inclined
adjective: neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

oblique in British English
to take or have an oblique direction
adjective: at an angle; slanting; sloping
noun: something oblique, esp a line

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