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noun
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(geometry) An oblique line.
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(rare) The punctuation sign "/"
verb (obliques, obliquing, obliqued)
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
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Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. - Sir. W. Scott.
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(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.
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It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. - Cheyne.
- Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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.
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(botany, of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
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noun- The bone at the back of the skull.
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| occipital lobe |
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(anatomy) one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head
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noun (plural:occipita or occiputs)
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(anatomy) The back of the head or skull.
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| oculus |
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noun (oculi)
- A window that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
- A circular hypaethral opening at the apex of a dome.
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One can glimpse the sky through the of the Pantheon in Rome.
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adjective
- Concerning the sense of smell.
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| Oral |
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noun
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A male given name, ultimately derived from Aurelius
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| organ |
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noun
- The largest parts of an organism that are composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
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(musici) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
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| ossicle |
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(anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.
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1836: The eyeballs were surrounded by a ring of bones, the sclerotic , which probably protected their eyes when diving abruptly for prey. — William Buckland, Geology and Mineralogy, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, vol. 1, William Pickering, 1836, p. 174
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(zoology) Bone-like joint or plate, especially:
one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;
one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.
The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.
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| outer ear |
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(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.
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