Oblique

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Oblique

Oblique : சாய்வான

Oblique : சாய்வான

Oblique : சாய்வான

Oblique definition

Adjective.

  1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
  2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
  3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

Noun. An oblique line.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
  2. To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.