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oblique

UK
/əˈbliːk/
US
/əˈblik/

Translations

obliqueadjective
more oblique
Comp.
most oblique
Super.
UK
/əˈbliːk/
US
/əˈblik/
obliqueSens courant : indirect, détourné, pas explicite.
Her oblique comments made it difficult to understand her true intentions.
Ses remarques obliques rendaient difficile la compréhension de ses véritables intentions.
obliqueSens géométrique ou descriptif : incliné, en biais.
The oblique angle of the roof allowed rainwater to run off easily.
L'angle oblique du toit permettait à l'eau de pluie de s'écouler facilement.
obliqueEn grammaire : relatif au cas oblique.
In Latin, nouns decline for nominative and several oblique cases.
En latin, les noms se déclinent au nominatif et à plusieurs cas obliques.
Synonyms
slanting
slanted
angled
indirect
evasive
devious
slope
aslant
Antonyms
direct
straight
obliquenoun
obliques
pl
UK
/əˈbliːk/
US
/oʊˈblik/
obliqueEn géométrie ou en description de direction : une ligne oblique.
The diagram marked the roofline with an oblique.
Le diagramme a marqué la ligne du toit d'une oblique.
muscle obliqueAnatomie.
He strained an oblique during the workout.
Il s'est froissé un muscle oblique pendant l'entraînement.
cas obliqueGrammaire.
In Hindi, plural nouns generally appear in the oblique before postpositions.
En hindi, les noms pluriels apparaissent généralement au cas oblique avant les postpositions.
Synonyms
slant
diagonal
tilt
lean
slope
bias
inclination
obliquity
obliqueverb
obliqued
Past Simple
obliqued
Past Participle
obliquing
Gerund
UK
/əˈbliːk/
US
/əˈblik/
Rare, chiefly military usage.
obliquerSens militaire : se déplacer en diagonale ou en biais.
On the command, the platoon obliqued to the right.
Au commandement, le peloton a obliqué à droite.
Synonyms
slant
skew
tilt
incline
angle
lean
bend
deviate
turn aside
list
Antonyms
straighten
align
level
square
obliqueadverb
UK
/əˈbliːk/
US
/əˈblik/
obliquementUsage surtout militaire ou technique.
The troops advanced oblique to the ridge.
Les troupes ont avancé obliquement par rapport à la crête.
Synonyms
indirectly
diagonally
slantwise
sideways
askew
awry
Antonyms
directly
straight
perpendicularly
vertically
horizontally
straightforwardly

Definitions

obliqueadjective
Not explicit or done in a direct way; indirect.
Her oblique comments made it difficult to understand her true intentions.
Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position; neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular.
The oblique angle of the roof allowed rainwater to run off easily.
Designating a grammatical case other than the nominative or vocative; relating to such a case.
In Latin, nouns decline for nominative and several oblique cases.
obliquenoun
An oblique muscle, especially one of the abdominal muscles.
He strained an oblique during the workout.
A slanting line or direction; a diagonal.
The diagram marked the roofline with an oblique.
The oblique case, especially in languages where it contrasts with the nominative or direct case.
In Hindi, plural nouns generally appear in the oblique before postpositions.
obliqueverb
To move or march diagonally or at an angle, especially as a military maneuver.
On the command, the platoon obliqued to the right.
obliqueadverb
At an oblique angle; obliquely. Chiefly in military or technical usage.
The troops advanced oblique to the ridge.
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