Definition of oblique
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
oblique lines
b
: having the axis not perpendicular to the base
an oblique cone
c
: having no right angle
an oblique triangle
b
: devious, underhanded
… the open, above-board fury of his mind coagulated, thickened, and sunk to a dull, evil hatred, a wicked, oblique malevolence.— Frank Norris
3
: situated at an angle and having one end not inserted on bone
oblique muscles
4
: taken from an airplane with the camera directed horizontally or diagonally downward
an oblique photograph
oblique
nounDefinition of oblique (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: something (such as a line) that is oblique
2
or oblique muscle
: any of several oblique muscles
especially
: any of the thin flat muscles forming the middle and outer layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen
oblique
adverbDefinition of oblique (Entry 3 of 3)
: at a 45 degree angle
To the right oblique, march!
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The first known use of oblique was in the 15th century
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