oblique angle

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noun

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

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Origin of oblique angle

First recorded in 1685–95

OTHER WORDS FROM oblique angle

o·blique-an·gled, adjective

Words nearby oblique angle

obligee, obligement, obliging, obligor, oblique, oblique angle, oblique circular cone, oblique circular cylinder, oblique coordinates, oblique fault, obliquely

How to use oblique angle in a sentence

It frequently happens that the dip-head level intersects the cutters in its progress at a very oblique angle.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Now one hand is laid upon the hip while the other is extended upward and at an oblique angle from the shoulder.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
The openings pierced the wall at an oblique angle, as shown on the plan.
A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola|Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff
So he walked unconcernedly along at an oblique angle to the sheep and never once taking a direct look at him.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope

The machine coasts down at an oblique angle to the ground, and after sliding 50 or 100 feet, comes to rest.
The Early History of the Airplane|Orville Wright

British Dictionary definitions for oblique angle

oblique angle

noun

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

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