oblique angle

American  

noun

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

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oblique angle British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• oblique-angled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of oblique angle

First recorded in 1685–95

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Example Sentences

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oblique angle

Hold the phone far from your face and at an oblique angle to minimize the strength of the light.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

In response to these challenges, the research team opted for oblique angle deposition and nickel.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024

The official said the hole appeared to be slightly oriented on a south to north axis, suggesting a projectile that hit at an oblique angle on a south to north trajectory.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

The best ones tend to come at their real-life subjects from a more oblique angle, putting what this movie’s milieu compels me to call an interesting spin on the material.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

Somehow I landed facedown, which forced the antenna to a strongly oblique angle that put a lot of torque on the hole in the suit.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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