OBLIQUE
Scrabble letter values: O1B3L1I1Q10U1E1 = 18
Definition
- noun any grammatical case other than the nominative. — synonyms: oblique_case
- noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso. — synonyms: external_oblique_muscle, musculus_obliquus_externus_abdominis, abdominal_external_oblique_muscle
- adjective slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.
- adjective indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way. — synonyms: devious
Examples
- “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”