oblique

o·blique

O0011300 (ō-blēk′, ə-blēk′)adj.1. a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.b. Mathematics Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.2. Botany Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.3. Anatomy Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.4. a. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.5. Not direct in descent; collateral.6. Grammar Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.n. An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.adv. (ō-blīk′, ə-blīk′) At an angle of 45°.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīquus.]

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o·blique′ly adv.o·blique′ness n.

oblique

(əˈbliːk) adj1. at an angle; slanting; sloping2. (Mathematics) geometry a. (of lines, planes, etc) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etcb. not related to or containing a right angle3. indirect or evasive4. (Grammar) grammar denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc, other than the nominative and vocative5. (Biology) biology having asymmetrical sides or planes: an oblique leaf. 6. (Physical Geography) (of a map projection) constituting a type of zenithal projection in which the plane of projection is tangential to the earth's surface at some point between the equator and the polesn7. something oblique, esp a line8. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for solidus¹9. (Navigation) nautical the act of changing course by less than 90°10. (Photography) an aerial photograph taken at an oblique anglevb (intr) 11. to take or have an oblique direction12. (Military) (of a military formation) to move forward at an angle[C15: from Old French, from Latin oblīquus, of obscure origin] oˈbliquely adv oˈbliqueness n

o•blique

(əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Mil. əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk)

adj. 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base. 3. diverging from a given straight line or course. 4. not straight or direct, as a course. 5. indirectly stated or expressed. 6. indirectly or deviously aimed at or reached. 7. unethical; underhand. 8. pertaining to or denoting muscles running obliquely in the body as opposed to those running transversely or longitudinally. 9. Bot. having unequal sides, as a leaf. 10. Gram. of or pertaining to any case of inflection except the nominative or vocative. adv. 11. Mil. at an angle of 45°. n. 12. something that is oblique. 13. any of several oblique muscles. [1400–50; late Middle English oblike < Latin oblīquus slanting; see ob- (second element obscure)] o•blique′ly, adv. o•blique′ness, n.

oblique

Past participle: obliqued
Gerund: obliquing

Imperative
oblique
oblique

Present
I oblique
you oblique
he/she/it obliques
we oblique
you oblique
they oblique

Preterite
I obliqued
you obliqued
he/she/it obliqued
we obliqued
you obliqued
they obliqued

Present Continuous
I am obliquing
you are obliquing
he/she/it is obliquing
we are obliquing
you are obliquing
they are obliquing

Present Perfect
I have obliqued
you have obliqued
he/she/it has obliqued
we have obliqued
you have obliqued
they have obliqued

Past Continuous
I was obliquing
you were obliquing
he/she/it was obliquing
we were obliquing
you were obliquing
they were obliquing

Past Perfect
I had obliqued
you had obliqued
he/she/it had obliqued
we had obliqued
you had obliqued
they had obliqued

Future
I will oblique
you will oblique
he/she/it will oblique
we will oblique
you will oblique
they will oblique

Future Perfect
I will have obliqued
you will have obliqued
he/she/it will have obliqued
we will have obliqued
you will have obliqued
they will have obliqued

Future Continuous
I will be obliquing
you will be obliquing
he/she/it will be obliquing
we will be obliquing
you will be obliquing
they will be obliquing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been obliquing
you have been obliquing
he/she/it has been obliquing
we have been obliquing
you have been obliquing
they have been obliquing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been obliquing
you will have been obliquing
he/she/it will have been obliquing
we will have been obliquing
you will have been obliquing
they will have been obliquing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been obliquing
you had been obliquing
he/she/it had been obliquing
we had been obliquing
you had been obliquing
they had been obliquing

Conditional
I would oblique
you would oblique
he/she/it would oblique
we would oblique
you would oblique
they would oblique

Past Conditional
I would have obliqued
you would have obliqued
he/she/it would have obliqued
we would have obliqued
you would have obliqued
they would have obliqued

oblique

Used to describe any case of nouns other than the nominative or vocative.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oblique - any grammatical case other than the nominativeoblique casegrammatical case, case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentenceaccusative, accusative case, objective case - the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verbdative, dative case - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verbgenitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case - the case expressing ownershipvocative, vocative case - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressedablative, ablative case - the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verbnominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
	2.	oblique - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torsoabdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominisabdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen
Adj.	1.	oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the 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"convergent - tending to come together from different directionsdiverging, divergent - tending to move apart in different directionsinclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
	2.	oblique - indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"deviousindirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

oblique

adjective1. indirect, implied, roundabout, backhanded, evasive, elliptical, circuitous, circumlocutory, inexplicit, periphrastic It was an oblique reference to his time in prison.
indirect open, direct, frank, straightforward, blunt, downright, candid, forthright2. slanting, angled, sloped, sloping, inclined, tilted, tilting, slanted, diagonal, at an angle, asymmetrical, canted, aslant, slantwise, atilt, cater-cornered (U.S. informal) The mountain ridge runs at an oblique angle to the coastline.3. sidelong, sideways, covert, indirect, furtive, surreptitious She gave him an oblique glance.

oblique

adjective1. Angled at a slant:beveled, bias, biased, diagonal, slanted, slanting.2. Not taking a direct or straight line or course:anfractuous, circuitous, circular, devious, indirect, roundabout, tortuous.

Translations

斜的间接的

oblique

(əˈbliːk) adjective1. sloping. He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other. 斜的 斜的2. not straight or direct. He made an oblique reference to his work. 間接的 间接的oˈbliquely adverb 間接地 间接地