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Meaning of "obliquely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBLIQUELY

obliquely  [əˈbliːklɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBLIQUELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obliquely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBLIQUELY 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 obliquely in the English dictionary

The definition of obliquely in the dictionary is in a sloping or slanting manner. Other definition of obliquely is in a manner that is not expressed directly or openly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBLIQUELY


antiquely
ænˈtiːklɪ
Barclay
ˈbɑːklɪ
Berkeley
ˈbɜːklɪ
biweekly
baɪˈwiːklɪ
bleakly
ˈbliːklɪ
chicly
ˈʃiːklɪ
darkly
ˈdɑːklɪ
meekly
ˈmiːklɪ
midweekly
ˌmɪdˈwiːklɪ
murkly
ˈmɜːklɪ
semiweekly
ˌsemɪˈwiːklɪ
sleekly
ˈsliːklɪ
sparkly
ˈspɑːklɪ
starkly
ˈstɑːklɪ
treacly
ˈtriːklɪ
triweekly
traɪˈwiːklɪ
unchicly
ʌnˈʃiːklɪ
uniquely
juːˈniːklɪ
weakly
ˈwiːklɪ
weekly
ˈwiːklɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBLIQUELY

obligingly
obligingness
obligor
obliquation
oblique
oblique angle
oblique fault
oblique sailing
oblique zenithal
oblique-slip fault
obliqueness
obliquid
obliquities
obliquitous
obliquity
obliquity of the ecliptic
obliterate
obliteration
obliterative
obliterator

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBLIQUELY

absolutely
approximately
barely
baroquely
bluely
brusquely
burlesquely
completely
definitely
extremely
grotesquely
immediately
likely
lovely
opaquely
picturesquely
sculpturesquely
statuesquely
unfortunately
vaguely

Synonyms and antonyms of obliquely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBLIQUELY»

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

Translation of «obliquely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBLIQUELY

Find out the translation of obliquely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obliquely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obliquely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oblicuamente
570 millions of speakers

English

obliquely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तिरछे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل غير مباشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

косо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obliquamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তির্যকভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obliquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seronok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schräg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斜めに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비스듬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obliquely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gián tiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறைமுகமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आढेवेढे घेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obliquamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ukośnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

косо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oblic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοξά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuins
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrått
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obliquely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLIQUELY»

The term «obliquely» is regularly used and occupies the 73.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLIQUELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obliquely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obliquely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obliquely

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «OBLIQUELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obliquely.
1
Frank Moore Colby
Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape.
2
Edward Hopper
Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and nature's phenomena before it can again become great.
3
Drew Houston
If you're going to go to the moon, you don't shoot the rocket right at the moon. You have to go at it obliquely.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBLIQUELY»

Discover the use of obliquely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obliquely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Obliquely Contracted Pelvis: Containing Also an Appendix ...
Table. of. Contents. 0 Preface of the Translators iii Preface of the Author v The Obliquely Contracted Pelvis ix Explanatory Remarks concerning the measurements used in this text it cunraa no: I. Introduction 1 II. Unusual Characteristics of Our ...
Franz Karl Naegele, 1839
2
Lateral deviation of obliquely propagated HF radio rays
As is well known, magnetoionic splitting of obliquely propagated HF radio waves may result in deviation of such waves from the great-circle plane between transmitter and receiver.
Stanford University. Stanford Electronics Laboratories, T W Washburn, United States. Office of Naval Research, 1968
3
Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine
Avoid the femoral artery SI- 10 0.5-1 ppd SP-13 0.5-1 ppd SI- 11 0.5-1 ppd or obliquely SP-14 0.5-1 ppd SI-12 0.5-0.7 ppd SP-15 0.7-1.2 ppd SI-13 0.3-0.5 ppd SP-16 0.5-1 ppd SI- 14 0.3-0.7 obliquely SP-17 0.3-0.5 obliquely SI-15 0.3-0.6 ...
Skya Abbate, 2011
4
The elements of geometry ...
If two indefinite planes meet each other and the planar angle made at the unlimited straight line the intercepting straight line be a planar oblique angle either of the two indefinite planes is said to intercept or to meet the other obliquely and to ...
John Dobson, 1815
5
Thinking Obliquely: Robert T. Jones, the Oblique Qing, ...
Chapter 4 describes the flight testingand flight evaluation of the AD-1. Chapter 5 reviews the supersonicF-8 followup oblique-wing program. And, finally, chapter 6 reviews thesubsequent oblique-wing plans and proposals.
‎2013
6
System of Natural Philosophy
When a fluid spouts obliquely, if the dijlance of the bole from the surface of the fluid in the vess el is given, the stream will spout to the greatest horizontal distance, when the elevation of it is half a right angle. When the perpendicular distance os ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
7
A Manual of Signals: for the Use of Signal Officers in the ...
and disk are extended slowly obliquely upward at arm's length and on the right side, and then returned to the first position. To make the THIRD MOTION, " three" " 3," the right hand, and disk are extended slowly obliquely downward at arm's ...
Albert James Myer, 1868
8
Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements ...
To return now to your observation, that ifa ball is thrown obliquely against the wall , it will not rebound in the same direction; tell me, have you ever played at billiards? Caroline. Yes, frequently; and I have observed that when I push the ball  ...
Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), 1824
9
Study of Scour Caused by Obliquely Impinging Plunging and ...
In this research an effort is made to better understand the scour caused by obliquely impinging square turbulent jets in a cohesionless bed for both plunging and non-plunging conditons.
Piyali Chaudhuri, 2007
10
A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary: Containing an ...
REFRACTION, in Mechanics, is the deviation of a moving body from its direct course, by reason of the different density of the medium it moves in ; or a flexion and change of determination, occasioned by a body's passing obliquely out of caie ...
Charles Hutton, 1795

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBLIQUELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obliquely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Post-snake tweet, Nitish meets Lalu to clear confusion
After his cryptic tweet obliquely referring to alliance partner Lalu Prasad as “snake” and himself “sandalwood” which had triggered a political ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
AAP government releases new ad, asks Modi to let it work
Unlike television advertorials which obliquely show the Modi government and other opposition parties throwing a spanner in the works of the ... «Newsx, Jul 15»
3
Shashi Tharoor is a hero: Here's what this says about manic …
On the contrary, Sonia Gandhi is alleged to have "scolded" Tharoor for obliquely criticizing his party's disruptions in parliament - something he ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Mr. Holmes 104 min
... Holmes of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories and briefly pays tribute, albeit obliquely, to the Basil Rathbone black-and-white adaptations. «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
5
Talks' endorsement
Some senior government figures, with a history of ill-will toward the Taliban and Pakistan, obliquely equate talks with an outright retreat. «Kasmir Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Glasgow School of Art fire: students exhibit their work a year after …
Some of the works reference the fire obliquely, but few of the artists have simply recreated their original final year work. Melissa Maloco, who ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Earthly Days
The sheer enthusiasm with which their music plays out is a body-penetrating experience, with wonky sounds and obliquely paced beats ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
8
Dear David Brooks
Brooks obliquely cites the recent, violent and terrible deaths of Ferguson's Michael Brown, Baltimore's Freddie Grey, and Charleston's Depayne ... «National Post, Jul 15»
9
Report highlights lack of LGBT CA judges
The report is obliquely critical of Governor Jerry Brown, who appoints legal professionals to fill vacancies on the state bench. Of the 237 judges ... «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
10
The 'vulturisation' of crime in Jamaica
To even obliquely refer to anyone in Jamaica as a "John Crow" is in itself an incitement to violence. There is no context in which the imagery is ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

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