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noun
- (geometry) An oblique line.
- (rare) The punctuation sign "/"
verb (obliques, obliquing, obliqued)
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- Quotations
- Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. - Sir. W. Scott.
- (military) 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.
adjective
- Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
- It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. - Cheyne.
- Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
- The love we bear our friends . . . Hath in it certain oblique ends. - Drayton.
- This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power. - De Quincey.
- Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye. <br /> That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. - Wordworth.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak. - Baker.
- (botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
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adjective ((compar) more obtuse, (superl) most obtuse)
- intellectual, Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
- indirect, Indirect or circuitous.
- Of sound: deadened or muffled.
- blunt, Blunt; not sharp.
- (geometry) Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
- (geometry) Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.
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adjective - (botany)Pinnate with a single leaflets at the apex
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noun
- Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- Today's victory was an to yesterday's defeat.
- (context, international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of deals are often used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- (rfv-sense) A time at which something begins.
- You can hear the gun go off at the of the race.
- Offset printing.
- (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- An array of bytes uses its index as the , of words a multiple thereof.
- The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- There is a small between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.
verb (offsets, offsetting, offset)
- To compensate for something.
- I'll the time diffence locally.
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noun
- That which shoot off, shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
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adjective
- (botany) growing, Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
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noun (ovari, es)
- (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
- (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
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adjective
- Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
- They went all that way just to be in some conference?
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verb
- (intransitive) To grow beyond one's boundaries or containments.
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noun
- A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occuring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
- An excessive growth or increase in numbers.
- Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
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verb (overruns, overrunning, overran, overrun)
- To invade in great numbers, to seize an enemy's positions conclusively.
- To go on for too long.
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adjective
- Shaped like an oval.
- Egg-shaped.
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