Oblique

Meaning

Adj

●

Not

or

; not

to, or at

from, the base.

●

Not

straightforward

;

or confusing.

●

Disingenuous;

;

corrupt.

●

Not

in

; not

the

of

and

; collateral.

●

In Botany:

Having the

of the

, with

lower than the other.

●

In Botany:

Growing at an

that is neither

nor horizontal.

●

In Grammar:

Pertaining to the

(non-nominative).

●

In Grammar & Punctuation marks:

Indirect;

the

of the

but as related by a

, having the

in

and

into the

and

of present time into

, etc.

●

In Music:

Employing

,

or

in

part (voice)

the same

while another

or descends.

Noun

●

In Geometry:

An

line.

●

In Typography:

Synonym of

⟨/⟩.

●

In Grammar:

The

case.

Verb

●

To

from a

; to become askew;

●

In Military:

To

in a

to the

of the

or

; — formerly

by

, now by

, the

half-facing either to the right or left.

●

In Computing:

To

(text, etc.) at an angle.

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