Both Uses of
oblique
in
The War of the Worlds
- Then, advancing obliquely towards us, came a fifth.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- He held it pointing obliquely downward, and a bank of steam sprang from the water at its touch.†
Chpt 1.17
Definitions:
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(1)
(oblique as in: an oblique reference) indirect; i.e., not straightforward
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, oblique can have other meanings that relate to the concept of slanting:- An oblique line is not parallel or perpendicular to its reference line.
- An oblique angle is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle.
- An oblique muscle is one that runs at a slant relative to the long axis of the body or relevant limb--such as the abdominal obliques.