oblique projection

noun Drafting.

See under oblique(def 13).

Words nearby oblique projection

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

Definition for oblique projection (2 of 2)

oblique

[ uh-bleek, oh-bleek; Military uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk ]

/ əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Military əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk /

adjective

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.

(of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base.

diverging from a given straight line or course.

not straight or direct, as a course.

indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward: oblique remarks about the candidate's honesty.

indirectly aimed at or reached, as ends or results; deviously achieved.

morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse.

Typography. (of a letter) slanting toward the right, as a form of sans-serif, gothic, or square-serif type.

Rhetoric. indirect (applied to discourse in which the original words of a speaker or writer are assimilated to the language of the reporter).

Anatomy. pertaining to muscles running obliquely in the body as opposed to those running transversely or longitudinally.

Botany. having unequal sides, as a leaf.

Grammar. noting or pertaining to any case of noun inflection except nominative and vocative: Latin genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases are said to be oblique.

Drafting. designating a method of projection (oblique projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (oblique drawing) in which the face, usually parallel to the picture plane, is represented in accurate or exact proportion, and all other faces are shown at any convenient angle other than 90°. Compare axonometric, cabinet(def 19), isometric(def 5).

adverb

Military. at an angle of 45°.

verb (used without object), o·bliqued, o·bliqu·ing.

Military. to change direction obliquely.

noun

something that is oblique.

Grammar. an oblique case.

Anatomy. any of several oblique muscles, especially in the walls of the abdomen.

Origin of oblique

1400–50; late Middle English oblike < Latin oblīquus slanting; see ob- (second element obscure)

SYNONYMS FOR oblique

5, 6 indirect, veiled, masked, covert.

OTHER WORDS FROM oblique

o·blique·ness, noun sub·o·blique, adjective sub·o·blique·ly, adverb sub·o·blique·ness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for oblique projection

oblique

/ (əˈbliːk) /

adjective

at an angle; slanting; sloping

geometry

(of lines, planes, etc) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another or to another line, plane, etc
not related to or containing a right angle

indirect or evasive

grammar denoting any case of nouns, pronouns, etc, other than the nominative and vocative

biology having asymmetrical sides or planes an oblique leaf

(of a map projection) constituting a type of zenithal projection in which the plane of projection is tangential to the earth's surface at some point between the equator and the poles

noun

something oblique, esp a line

another name for solidus (def. 1)

nautical the act of changing course by less than 90°

an aerial photograph taken at an oblique angle

verb (intr)

to take or have an oblique direction

(of a military formation) to move forward at an angle

Derived forms of oblique

obliquely, adverb obliqueness, noun

Word Origin for oblique

C15: from Old French, from Latin oblīquus, of obscure origin

Medical definitions for oblique projection

oblique

[ ō-blēk′, ə-blēk′ ]

adj.

Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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oblique projection

noun Drafting.

Words nearby oblique projection

Definition for oblique projection (2 of 2)

adjective

adverb

verb (used without object), o·bliqued, o·bliqu·ing.

noun

Origin of oblique

SYNONYMS FOR oblique

OTHER WORDS FROM oblique

British Dictionary definitions for oblique projection

adjective

noun

verb (intr)

Derived forms of oblique

Word Origin for oblique

Medical definitions for oblique projection

adj.