Oblique vs Oblique - What's the difference?
oblique | oblique |
Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
* Cheyne
Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
* Drayton
* De Quincey
* Wordsworth
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
* Baker
(botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
* Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. - Sir. W. Scott.
(military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
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Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
* Cheyne
Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
* Drayton
* De Quincey
* Wordsworth
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
* Baker
(botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
* Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. - Sir. W. Scott.
(military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
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In past participle of|obliquer|lang=fr|sort=oblique terms the difference between oblique and oblique
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English
Adjective
(er)- It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion.
- The love we bear our friends Hath in it certain oblique ends.
- This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.
- Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye / That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.
- His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak.
Derived terms
* oblique angle * oblique arch * oblique ascension * oblique bridge * oblique case * oblique circle * oblique fire * oblique flank * oblique line * oblique motion * oblique muscle * oblique narration * oblique plane * oblique sailing * oblique speech * oblique sphere * oblique step * oblique system of coordinatesVerb
oblique
English
Adjective
(er)- It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion.
- The love we bear our friends Hath in it certain oblique ends.
- This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.
- Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye / That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.
- His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak.
