oblique meaning
EN
[əˈbliːk] [oʊˈbliːk] [-iːk] WOblique
- Oblique may refer to:
- an alternative name for the character usually called a slash (punctuation) ( / )
- Oblique angle, in geometry
- Oblique triangle, in geometry
- Oblique leaf base, a characteristic shape of the base of a leaf
- Oblique angle, a synonym for Dutch angle, a cinematographic technique
- Oblique (album), by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson
- Oblique (film), a 2008 Norwegian film
- Oblique banded rattail, a fish also known as a rough-head whiptail
- Oblique case, in linguistics
- Oblique correction, in particle physics
FR oblique 
- NounPLobliquesSUF-ique
- (geometry) An oblique line.
- The punctuation sign "/".
- (grammar) The oblique case.
- (geometry) An oblique line.
- VerbSGobliquesPRobliquingPT, PPobliqued
- (intransitive) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- (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.
- (transitive, computing) To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
- (intransitive) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- AdjectiveCOMobliquerSUPobliquest
- 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.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- (botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
- Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Overaction of the inferior oblique muscle (IOOM) is manifest by overelevation of the adducted eye.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of oblique in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "oblique" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.