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oblique section
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noun
a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.
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How to use oblique section in a sentence
It is scarcely necessary to mention that an oblique section is intermediate between a transverse and a longitudinal section.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William GriffithWe must also remember that the ellipse is an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone.
The Theory and Practice of Perspective|George Adolphus Storey