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oblique
has definitions from the fields of grammar,geometry,anatomy,zoology
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[ adjective ] (geometry) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular
Examples "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" Used in print (R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)Thus we obtain g ( t ) by introducing an oblique g ( t ) - axis in the b-plane . Related terms parallel perpendicular diagonal nonparallel bias catacorner crabwise inclined divergent convergent |
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[ adjective ] descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Synonyms Examples "cousins are collateral relatives" "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
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[ noun ] (grammar) any grammatical case other than the nominative
Synonyms Related terms nominative case ablative locative genitive instrumental vocative dative accusative |
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