oblique section

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noun

a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.

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oblique section

We must also remember that the ellipse is an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone.

From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by Storey, G. A. (George Adolphus)

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