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Origin of skew
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH skew
skew , skewerWords nearby skew
sketchpad, sketchy, skete, skeuomorph, skeuomorphism, skew, skew arch, skewback, skewbald, skewed, skewer
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How to use skew in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for skew
skew
/ (skjuː) /
adjective
noun
an oblique, slanting, or indirect course or position
psychol the system of relationships in a family in which one parent is extremely dominating while the other parent tends to be meekly compliant
verb
Word Origin for skew
C14: from Old Norman French escuer to shun, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch schuwen to avoid
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Scientific definitions for skew
skew
[ skyōō ]
A transformation of coordinates in which one coordinate is displaced in one direction in proportion to its distance from a coordinate plane or axis. A rectangle, for example, that undergoes skew is transformed into a parallelogram. Also called shear
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