oblique

adj. diagonal; inclined, sloping; indirect; of an angle which is not a right angle (Geometry); of a leaf not having symmetrical sides (Botany); of a case which is not nominative or vocative, not being subject (Grammar)

adv. (Military term) at an angle of 45 degrees

v. change direction in an oblique manner, change direction diagonally; (Military) advance at a 45 degrees angle in a military formation

n. something diagonal; an angle which is not a right angle (Geometry); a leaf not having symmetrical sides (Botany); a case which is not nominative or vocative (Grammar)

Oblique may refer to one of several things:Another word for Cabinet or Cavalier perspective.In gas dynamics, Oblique shockIn geometry, an oblique angle is an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees.In human anatomy, Superior oblique muscle, Inferior oblique muscle,Abdominal external oblique muscle, Abdominal internal oblique muscleIn linguistics, Oblique caseIn typography, Oblique typeOblique (album), an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1967 and first released on LP in 1980.Slash (punctuation) ( / )
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Noun
1. any grammatical case other than the nominative
(synonym) oblique case
(antonym) nominative, nominative case, subject case
(hypernym) case, grammatical case
(hyponym) accusative, accusative case, objective case
2. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
(synonym) external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle
(hypernym) abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab
Adjective
1. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
(antonym) parallel
(similar) bias
(see-also) convergent
2. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
(synonym) devious
(similar) indirect

adj. oblique, sidelong, sideways; skew, slantwise

n. oblique

v. skew, veer off

adj. oblique, slanting, devious, askew, wry, cross, sidelong, sideward, indirect; underhand, sly