English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of oblique

oblique

/adjective/ परोक्ष; तिरछा; टेढ़ा; चक्करदार; घुमाव का; ; तिरछी रेखा;

Synonym indirect; slant; serpentine; helical; devious;

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English Dictionary:

1. Oblique

[a.]

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

2. Oblique

[n.]

- An oblique line.

3. Oblique

[v. i.]

- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- 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.