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

Etymology

Origin of oblique angle

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

More and more, I like to come at my fiction from an oblique angle so I can get into the world of the story and its moods without being too heavy handed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

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

The team utilized an oblique angle deposition method to synthesize nickel featuring finely crafted, vertically aligned nanorods protrusions.

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

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