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

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