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Phrases 100
- oblique caseAny noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
- oblique angleAny angle that is not a right angle or multiple of right angles.
- oblique dashSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- oblique markSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩, sometimes (generally proscribed) inclusive of similar marks such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- Oblique StrategiesA card-based method for promoting creativity jointly created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, first published in 1975.
- oblique strokeSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- superior obliqueEllipsis of superior oblique muscle.
- inferior obliqueEllipsis of inferior oblique muscle.
- oblique muscleA muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
- double-obliqueCombining or including two oblique angles.
- external obliqueEllipsis of external oblique muscle.
- internal obliqueEllipsis of internal oblique muscle.
- oblique archAn arch whose span is not at right angles to the face.
- oblique cordA ligament between the ulnar and radius bones in the forearm near the elbow.
- oblique correctionA particular type of radiative correction to the electroweak sector of the Standard Model.
- oblique effectThe relative deficiency in perceptual performance for oblique contours as compared to the performance for horizontal or vertical contours.
- oblique intentIn criminal law, an intent where the event is a natural consequence of a voluntary act and is foreseen as such.
- oblique lineA line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it.
- oblique motionA kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone.
- oblique musclesplural of oblique muscle: A muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
- oblique orderA military tactic whereby an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank.
- oblique planeA plane which declines from the zenith, or inclines toward the horizon.
- oblique projectionA simple type of technical drawing of graphical projection used for producing two-dimensional images of three-dimensional objects.
- oblique reflectionIn Euclidean geometry, an ordinary reflection not requiring that the reflection be performed using perpendiculars.
- oblique ridgeA ridge on the masticatory surface of an upper molar tooth extending from the mesiolingual to the distobuccal cusp.
Compound words 6
- obliquityThe quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
- deobliquingThe removal of obliquity
- subobliqueLess than oblique
- nonobliqueNot oblique.
- obliquenessSynonym of obliquity: The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
- obliquenessesplural of obliqueness: The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.