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Uncommonoblique
The correct spelling is oblique.
How to pronounce oblique
/əˈbliːk/
nounIPA: /əˈbliːk/
Say it like: Obl-ikw-e
The correct spelling is oblique. An oblique line. For example: "Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."
Usage Examples
“Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An oblique line.
- 2.(grammar) The oblique case.
- 3.A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- 4.A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- 5.Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
verb
- 1.To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- 2.To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
- 3.To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
adjective
- 1.Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
- 2.Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
- 3.Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- 4.Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
- 5.Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
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