Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
oblique — Slanting; deviating from the perpendicular, horizontal, sagittal, or coronal plane of the body. In radiography, a projection that is neither frontal nor lateral. [L. obliquus] * * * oblique ō blēk, ə , blīk adj 1) ne … Medical dictionary
oblique — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus Date: 15th century 1. a. neither perpendicular nor parallel ; inclined b. having the axis not perpendicular to the base < an oblique cone > c. having no right angle … New Collegiate Dictionary
oblique — obliqueness, n. /euh bleek , oh bleek /; Mil. /euh bluyk , oh bluyk /, adj., adv., v., obliqued, obliquing, n. adj. 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis… … Universalium
oblique — o•blique [[t]əˈblik, oʊˈblik[/t]] mil [[t]əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk[/t]] adj. 1) math. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping 2) math. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base 3)… … From formal English to slang
oblique — [ ɔblik ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. obliquus 1 ♦ Qui s écarte de la verticale, de la perpendiculaire (à une ligne, un plan donnés ou supposés). ⇒ biais. « Vers la fin de la journée, quand le soleil est oblique » (Gautier). Non horizontal. « Ses yeux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oblique arytenoid — Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. Oblique arytenoid: The X in the center. Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the X . Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back … Wikipedia
Oblique — Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblique angle — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblique arch — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblique ascension — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
