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Definisjon av oblique

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
oblique - any grammatical case other than the nominative
oblique case
nominative, nominative case, subject case the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
grammatical case, case a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
accusative, accusative case, objective case the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
dative, dative case the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case the case expressing ownership
vocative, vocative case the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
oblique - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle
abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab the muscles of the abdomen

Adjective
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"
parallel being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
perpendicular extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
convergent tending to come together from different directions
diverging, divergent tending to move apart in different directions
inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
bias slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
cata-cornered, catacorner, cater-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
crabwise, sideways (of movement) at an angle
diagonal connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page"
nonparallel (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging
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"
devious
indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
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Substantiv
oblique - An oblique line.
oblique - The punctuation sign "/".
oblique - The oblique case.

Verb
oblique - To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
oblique - 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.

Adjektiv
oblique - Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
oblique - Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
oblique - Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
oblique - Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • oblique
    Neither perpendicular nor parallel.
  • oblique
    Not straightforward.
  • oblique
    Not expressed directly, by opposition to the accepted or proper way.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: oblique
  • Komparativ: more oblique
  • Superlativ: most oblique

Substantiv

  • Entall: oblique
  • Flertall: obliques

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