oblique angle
nounDefinition of oblique angle
: an acute or obtuse angle
Examples of oblique angle in a Sentence
The dancer held his leg at an oblique angle to his body.
Recent Examples on the Web
Just an oblique angle of the path and garden, the empty road beyond, and then the dark, shadowy expanse of the field stretching away into the distance. — David Canfield, EW.com, "The Whisper Man: Read an excerpt from the horror novel being adapted by the Russo Bros.," 24 July 2019 His antler retoucher, for instance, bore the scars of striking chert at an oblique angle in the direction a right-handed flintknapper would use. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Ötzi the Iceman spent his last days trying to repair his tools," 22 June 2018 In one, a creamy pale yellow, the vessels appear slightly italicized by Wagner's oblique angle of view. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "In Catherine Wagner's luminous photographs, shadows of the great Giorgio Morandi," 13 Mar. 2018 The series tapped deeply into the zeitgeist by glancing off that zeitgeist at an oblique angle. — Todd Vanderwerff, Slate Magazine, "The most fascinating show on TV was the news.," 18 Dec. 2017 Your new novel comes at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at an oblique angle. — Rachel Donadio, New York Times, "Nathan Englander Channels His Inner John le Carré," 31 Aug. 2017 But viewed from a more oblique angle, could the fresh revelations actually be good news for Trump? — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "Is Trump's 'Wiretap' Claim Vindicated?," 19 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oblique angle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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