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oblique

Syllabification: (o·blique)

Definition of oblique

1neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting:we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace
not explicit or direct in addressing a point:he issued an oblique attack on the president
Geometry (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle.
Geometry (of an angle) acute or obtuse.
Geometry (of a cone, cylinder, etc.) with an axis not perpendicular to the plane of its base.
Anatomy (especially of a muscle) neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb.

1a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb.

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Latin obliquus

Remember that oblique ends with -que.

Definition of oblique in the British & World English dictionary

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