oblique angle

noun

1. an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.

oblique angle

noun

1. an angle that is not a right angle or any multiple of a right angle

Other Words From

• o·blique-angled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oblique angle¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

It frequently happens that the dip-head level intersects the cutters in its progress at a very oblique angle.

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Now one hand is laid upon the hip while the other is extended upward and at an oblique angle from the shoulder.

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The openings pierced the wall at an oblique angle, as shown on the plan.

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So he walked unconcernedly along at an oblique angle to the sheep and never once taking a direct look at him.

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The machine coasts down at an oblique angle to the ground, and after sliding 50 or 100 feet, comes to rest.

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