Meaning of "oblique" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBLIQUE

From Old French, from Latin oblīquus, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OBLIQUE

oblique  [əˈbliːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBLIQUE

Oblique is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb oblique in English.

WHAT DOES OBLIQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oblique

Oblique may refer to: ▪ an alternate name for the character usually called a slash ▪ Oblique angle, in geometry ▪ Oblique triangle, in geometry ▪ Oblique leaf base, a characteristic shape of the base of a leaf ▪ Oblique angle, a synonym for Dutch angle, a cinematographic technique ▪ Oblique, by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson ▪ Oblique, a 2008 Norwegian film ▪ Oblique banded rattail, a fish also known as a rough-head whiptail ▪ Oblique case, in linguistics ▪ Oblique correction, in particle physics ▪ Oblique motion, in music ▪ Oblique order, a military formation ▪ Oblique projection, in geometry and drawing, including cavalier and cabinet projection ▪ Oblique reflection, in Euclidean geometry ▪ Oblique shock, in gas dynamics ▪ Oblique type, in typography ▪ Oblique wing, in aircraft design ▪ Oblique icebreaker, a special type of icegoing ship...

Definition of oblique in the English dictionary

The first definition of oblique in the dictionary is at an angle; slanting; sloping. Other definition of oblique is neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etc. Oblique is also not related to or containing a right angle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBLIQUE

PRESENT

Present

I oblique

you oblique

he/she/it obliques

we oblique

you oblique

they oblique

Present continuous

I am obliquing

you are obliquing

he/she/it is obliquing

we are obliquing

you are obliquing

they are obliquing

Present perfect

I have obliqued

you have obliqued

he/she/it has obliqued

we have obliqued

you have obliqued

they have obliqued

Present perfect continuous

I have been obliquing

you have been obliquing

he/she/it has been obliquing

we have been obliquing

you have been obliquing

they have been obliquing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I obliqued

you obliqued

he/she/it obliqued

we obliqued

you obliqued

they obliqued

Past continuous

I was obliquing

you were obliquing

he/she/it was obliquing

we were obliquing

you were obliquing

they were obliquing

Past perfect

I had obliqued

you had obliqued

he/she/it had obliqued

we had obliqued

you had obliqued

they had obliqued

Past perfect continuous

I had been obliquing

you had been obliquing

he/she/it had been obliquing

we had been obliquing

you had been obliquing

they had been obliquing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will oblique

you will oblique

he/she/it will oblique

we will oblique

you will oblique

they will oblique

Future continuous

I will be obliquing

you will be obliquing

he/she/it will be obliquing

we will be obliquing

you will be obliquing

they will be obliquing

Future perfect

I will have obliqued

you will have obliqued

he/she/it will have obliqued

we will have obliqued

you will have obliqued

they will have obliqued

Future perfect continuous

I will have been obliquing

you will have been obliquing

he/she/it will have been obliquing

we will have been obliquing

you will have been obliquing

they will have been obliquing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would oblique

you would oblique

he/she/it would oblique

we would oblique

you would oblique

they would oblique

Conditional continuous

I would be obliquing

you would be obliquing

he/she/it would be obliquing

we would be obliquing

you would be obliquing

they would be obliquing

Conditional perfect

I would have oblique

you would have oblique

he/she/it would have oblique

we would have oblique

you would have oblique

they would have oblique

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been obliquing

you would have been obliquing

he/she/it would have been obliquing

we would have been obliquing

you would have been obliquing

they would have been obliquing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you oblique
we let´s oblique
you oblique

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to oblique

Past participle

obliqued

Present Participle

obliquing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OBLIQUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oblique» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of oblique

aslant · asymmetrical · atilt · backhanded · cater-cornered · circuitous · circumlocutory · covert · diagonal · elliptical · evasive · furtive · implied · inclined · indirect · inexplicit · periphrastic · roundabout · sidelong · sideways · slanting · slantwise · sloping · surreptitious · tilted

TRANSLATION OF OBLIQUE

Find out the translation of oblique to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oblique from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oblique» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 间接的
• Translator English - Spanish: indirecto
• English: oblique
• Translator English - Hindi: परोक्ष
• Translator English - Arabic: منحرف
• Translator English - Russian: косой
• Translator English - Portuguese: oblíquo
• Translator English - Bengali: তেরছা
• Translator English - French: indirect
• Translator English - Malay: Serong
• Translator English - German: versteckt
• Translator English - Japanese: 遠まわしの
• Translator English - Korean: 완곡한
• Translator English - Javanese: Oblique
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xiên
• Translator English - Tamil: சாய்ந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: तिरकस
• Translator English - Turkish: eğik
• Translator English - Italian: indiretto
• Translator English - Polish: ukośne
• Translator English - Ukrainian: косою
• Translator English - Romanian: oblic
• Translator English - Greek: λοξή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skuins
• Translator English - Swedish: sned
• Translator English - Norwegian: skrå

8 QUOTES WITH «OBLIQUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oblique.

1

Minna Antrim

There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.

2

Peter Conrad

All that a city will ever allow you is an angle on it, an oblique, indirect sample of what it contains, or what passes through it; a point of view.

3

Alex Graves

There's always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be oblique on 'Game of Thrones.'

4

John Grierson

The oblique paradox of propaganda is that the lie in the throat becomes, by repetition, the truth in the heart.

5

Wynton Marsalis

I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some Tabasco sauce, some ketchup, some mayonnaise. I love all of that. Put it on a trumpet. I've just got to have the ketchup and Tabasco sauce. That's my attitude about musical philosophy.

6

Alan J. Pakula

I am oblique; I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on many levels, because I think it is terribly important to give an audience a lot of things they might not get as well as those they will, so that finally the film does take on a texture and is not just simplistic communication.

7

Russell Smith

The only thing that makes a book YA is that it is about teenagers, and it is written in a very conventional, non-artsy, non-pretentious way. YA is not the place for the oblique or the cryptic. If it is in any way experimental in form, it is not YA.

8

Evelyn Waugh

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite forgotten at the throne of God when the simple come into their kingdom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBLIQUE»

Discover the use of oblique in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oblique and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

An Oblique Approach

Only three things stand between the Malwa of northern India and their plan for eternal domination--the armies of the Byzantine Empire, a crystal oracle, and Belisarius, a warrior commander who journeys into the heart of the Malwa's empire.

David Drake, Eric Flint, 1998

Oblique Prayers: New Poems with 14 Translations from Jean ...

The distinguished American poet's newest collection is arranged in four thematic sections that, in combination, arrive at a nature philosophy uniting public activism and private reflection, and includes translations of fourteen poems by ...

Denise Levertov, 1984

Yugoslavia: Oblique Insights and Observations

This volume presents the most significant reports from American Universities Field Staff member Dennison Rusinow on the major political developments and life in Yugoslavia during the Cold War.

Gale Stokes, 2008

Oblique flow headers for heat exchangers: the influence of ...

The influence of inlet velocity profiles on the performance of oblique flow headers for heat exchangers is considered.

G. Klopfer, Stanford University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, United States. Office of Naval Research, 1967

Oblique poetry in Indian and Western poetics

The Book Deals With The Creative Use Of Language In Poetry, And Explores An Important Area Of Intersection Between India And Western Thinking. Without Dust Jacket.

Dr. R. S. Pathak, 1988

Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia: A Practical Guide

Occasionally, a congenital unilateral superior oblique palsy coexists with congenital esotropia. This may be accompanied by overaction of the direct antagonist inferior oblique. This strictly unilateral oblique dysfunction is associated with hy- ...

John A. Pratt-Johnson, Geraldine Tillson, 2001

Engineering Electromagnetics

OBLIQUE. INCIDENCE. ON. A. CONDUCTOR. A plane wave, obliquely incident on an interface between two materials, undergoes changes similar to those for normal incidence. Part of the wave is transmitted and part of it is reflected. In some ...

Nathan Ida, 2004

Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery: Strategies and Techniques

Superior oblique tendon weakening procedures are used in the management of various types of strabismus including superior oblique overaction, inferior oblique palsy, and Brown's syndrome (see Chapter 7). Most procedures weaken the ...

Kenneth W. Wright, 2007

Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective

In "Oblique Drawing," Massimo Scolari investigates "anti-perspective" visual representation over two thousand years, finding in the course of his investigation that visual and conceptual representations are manifestations of the ideological ...

Massimo Scolari, 2012

A Practical and Theoretical Essay on Oblique Bridges

The period when oblique arches were first introduced is not known; but some information relative thereto is to be found in the first volume of the Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and is contained in an account of the details of the ...

George Watson Buck, 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBLIQUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oblique is used in the context of the following news items.

Justin Upton: (Oblique) In Friday's Lineup

Oblique tightness left Upton on the bench for much of the week until he made a pinch-hit appearance in Thursday's loss to Miami. He'll take ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»

Stephen Strasburg: (Oblique) Throws Sim Game

After a couple successful bullpen sessions, Strasburg advanced to facing live hitters, an important step in his recovery from a left oblique strain. «Rotowire, Jul 15»

Padres' Justin Upton (oblique) remains out of the lineup Thursday

Padres left fielder Justin Upton will once again be held out of the starting lineup, as he continues to nurse an oblique injury. Upton will miss his ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Orioles place Steve Pearce on 15-day disabled list with left oblique …

Pearce said his oblique began bothering him about two weeks ago and while he couldn't pinpoint a certain swing that led to the injury, ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

OF Justin Upton (oblique) still not in Padres' lineup

Justin Upton will miss his third straight game Wednesday, as the Padres outfielder remains sidelined by an oblique injury. While the injury isn't ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Justin Upton: (Oblique) Remains Out Wednesday

Upton is still recovering from the oblique injury he suffered in Sunday's game, so he will sit out Wednesday for the third straight day. The Padres ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»

Stephen Strasburg: (Oblique) Nearing Rehab Assignment

Strasburg (oblique) will throw another bullpen session Friday and could head out on a rehab assignment after that, Dan Kolko of MASN reports. «Rotowire, Jul 15»

Wily Peralta:(Oblique) To Rejoin Brewers This Week

Peralta (oblique) will join the Brewers in Phoenix later this week, but it's unclear when he will be activated, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»

Justin Upton out second straight game with tight oblique

Justin Upton had to be removed from Sunday's eventual rainout against the Rockies with discomfort in his left oblique, and sitting out Monday's ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

Dodgers' Carl Crawford returns from oblique injury, Beachy sent down

Crawford has been sidelined since April 28 with a torn oblique — his fifth DL stint since 2012. Beachy was sent down after going 0-1 with a 7.88 ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»