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Word: oblique
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- of leaves Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
- Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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Noun:
- geometry An oblique line.
- grammar The oblique case.
- rare The punctuation sign "/"
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Verb:
- 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.
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
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