ETYM French, from Latin obliquus; ob (see Ob-) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward.
Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular.
Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn’t available on the computer or printer. See also font, italic, roman.
Slanting; indirect; underhand.

At a 45 degree angle

Množina: obliques

1. Something (as a line) that is oblique
2. Any grammatical case other than the nominative; SYN. oblique case.

Množina: oblique angles

An angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle.
An acute or obtuse angle

Množina: oblique bendings

Množina: oblique cases

A grammatical case other than the nominative or vocative.

Množina: oblique circular cones

Množina: oblique cones

Množina: oblique glances

Množina: oblique triangles

A triangle that contains no right angle.

Množina: oblique vein of the left atria

A tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium; SYN. vena obliqua atrii sinistri.

At an oblique angle; SYN. aslant, athwart.

Množina: obliquenesses

The property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle.