Oblīque (lat.), 1) schief, seitwärts; 2) auf krummen Wegen, verdächtig. Daher Obliquität, 1) Schiefheit, schräge Richtung, so Obliquĭtas utĕri, Schiefheit der Gebärmutter, s. Gebärmutterbeugung; 2) Hinterlist; 3) in der Grammatik so v.w. Abhängigkeit; daher Obliqua oratio u. Obliqua casus, s. Oratio u. Casus.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
oblique — [ ɔblik ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. obliquus 1 ♦ Qui s écarte de la verticale, de la perpendiculaire (à une ligne, un plan donnés ou supposés). ⇒ biais. « Vers la fin de la journée, quand le soleil est oblique » (Gautier). Non horizontal. « Ses yeux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oblique — Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oblique — may refer to: Oblique angle, in geometry, an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees Oblique angle, synonym for Dutch angle, a cinematographic technique Oblique (album), by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson Oblique banded rattail, a fish also … Wikipedia
Oblique — Datos generales Origen … Wikipedia Español
oblique — OBLIQUE. adj. de tout genre. Qui est de biais, de travers. Ligne oblique. chemin oblique. section oblique. sphere droite, sphere oblique. l aspect, le regard oblique d une planete. Il signifie fig. Mauvais, frauduleux. Moyens obliques. par des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Oblique — Ob*lique , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Obliqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliquing}.] 1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction. [1913 Webster] Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oblique — oblique; oblique·ly; oblique·ness; sub·oblique; … English syllables
oblique — [ō blēk′, əblēk′; ] also, esp. in mil. use [, ōblīk′] adj. [ME oblike < L obliquus < ob (see OB ) + liquis, awry < IE * leik , var. of base * elei , to bend > ELL2] 1. having a slanting position or direction; neither perpendicular nor … English World dictionary
Oblique — Ob*lique , n. (Geom.) An oblique line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oblique — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. oblique, from L. obliquus slanting, sidelong, indirect, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + root of licinus bent upward, from PIE root *lei to bend, be movable (see LIMB (Cf. limb) (n … Etymology dictionary
oblique — [adj1] slanting; at an angle angled, askance, askew, aslant, asymmetrical, awry, bent, cater cornered, crooked, diagonal, distorted, diverging, inclined, inclining, leaning, on the bias, pitched, pitching, sideways, skew, slanted, sloped, sloping … New thesaurus
