oblique motion

noun Music.

the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.

Origin of oblique motion

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby oblique motion

oblique coordinates, oblique diameter, oblique fault, oblique fracture, oblique lie, oblique motion, oblique projection, oblique sailing, oblique section, oblique triangle, oblique vein of left atrium