plural noun, Mathematics.
a system of in which the axes do not meet at right angles.
[uh-bleek, oh-bleek; Military uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk] /əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Military əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk/ adjective 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base. 3. diverging from a given straight line or course. 4. not straight or direct, as a […]
- Oblique diameter
oblique diameter n. The diameter of the pelvic inlet from the sacroiliac joint of one side to the opposite iliopectineal eminence.
- Oblique fault
noun 1. a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- Oblique fracture
oblique fracture n. A fracture in which the line of break runs obliquely to the axis of the bone.