slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
devious
adjective
deviating from a straight course
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Neigung
die Eigenschaft, weder parallel noch senkrecht zu sein, sondern in einem schrägen Winkel
🇫🇷French
obliquité
propriété de n'être ni parallèle ni perpendiculaire, mais formant un angle oblique
🇪🇸Spanish
oblicuidad
la propiedad de no ser paralelo ni perpendicular, sino en un ángulo oblicuo
🇮🇹Italian
obliquità
la proprietà di non essere né parallelo né perpendicolare, ma inclinato
🇳🇱Dutch
scheefheid
de eigenschap dat het niet evenwijdig of loodrecht is, maar onder een schuine hoek
🇵🇹Portuguese
obliquidade
a propriedade de não ser nem paralelo nem perpendicular, mas em um ângulo inclinado
🇷🇺Russian
наклон
свойство быть не параллельным и не перпендикулярным, а под наклонным углом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तिरछापन
न तो समानांतर और न ही लंबवत, बल्कि तिरछे कोण पर होने का गुण
🇮🇳Tamil
சாய்வு
இணையாகவோ அல்லது செங்குத்தாகவோ இல்லாமல், சாய்ந்த கோணத்தில் இருப்பதன் சொத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
వాలుగా
సమాంతరంగా లేదా లంబంగా కాకుండా, వాలుగా ఉండే కోణంలో ఉండే లక్షణం
🇮🇳Marathi
तिरकसपणा
समांतर किंवा लंब नसून तिरकस कोनात असण्याचा गुणधर्म
🇮🇳Gujarati
ત્રાંસીપણું
સમાંતર કે લંબ ન હોવાનો ગુણધર્મ, પરંતુ ત્રાંસી કોણ પર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಓರೆಯಾಗಿರುವುದು
ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಅಥವಾ ಲಂಬವಾಗಿರದ ಆಸ್ತಿ, ಆದರೆ ಓರೆ ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചരിഞ്ഞത്
സമാന്തരമോ ലംബമോ അല്ല, മറിച്ച് ഒരു ചരിഞ്ഞ കോണിലാണ്
🇵🇰Urdu
ترچھا پن
نہ متوازی اور نہ ہی کھڑے ہونے کی خاصیت، بلکہ ایک ترچھے زاویے پر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
倾斜度
既不平行也不垂直但呈倾斜角度的性质
🇯🇵Japanese
傾き
平行でも垂直でもなく、傾いている性質
🇰🇷Korean
비스듬함
평행도 수직도 아닌 비스듬한 성질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tính xiên
tính chất không song song cũng không vuông góc mà ở một góc nghiêng
🇹🇭Thai
ความเอียง
คุณสมบัติของการไม่ขนานหรือตั้งฉาก แต่เป็นมุมเอียง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kemiringan
sifat tidak sejajar dan tidak tegak lurus, tetapi membentuk sudut miring
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkahilig
ang pag-aari ng pagiging hindi parallel o patayo, ngunit sa isang pahilig na anggulo
🇲🇾Malay
kecondongan
sifat tidak selari dan tidak berserenjang, tetapi pada sudut senget
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انحراف
خاصية كونها ليست متوازية ولا متعامدة، ولكن بزاوية مائلة
🇮🇷Persian
کج بودن
خاصیت موازی و عمود نبودن، بلکه در یک زاویه مایل
🇹🇷Turkish
eğiklik
ne paralel ne de dik olma özelliği, ancak eğik bir açıda olma özelliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
אלכסון
התכונה להיות לא מקבילה ולא מאונך, אלא בזווית נטויה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'obliqueness'?
The primary meaning of 'obliqueness' is 'the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'obliqueness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'obliqueness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'obliqueness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'obliqueness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'obliqueness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'obliqueness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'obliqueness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'obliqueness' in regular conversations?
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