oblique+direction

  • 91diagonal — di·ag·o·nal || daɪ ægÉ™nl n. oblique line adj. having an oblique direction …

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  • 92diagonals — di·ag·o·nal || daɪ ægÉ™nl n. oblique line adj. having an oblique direction …

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  • 93diagonal — di•ag•o•nal [[t]daɪˈæg ə nl, ˈæg nl[/t]] adj. 1) math. a) connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron: a diagonal line[/ex] b) extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge: a diagonal plane[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 94slant — [[t]slænt, slɑnt[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope 2) to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usu. fol. by toward) 3) to cause… …

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  • 95diagonal — /daɪˈægənəl / (say duy aguhnuhl) adjective 1. Mathematics a. connecting, as a straight line, two non adjacent angles or vertices of a quadrilateral, polygon, or polyhedron. b. extending, as a plane, from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite… …

  • 96slant — /slænt / (say slant), /slant / (say slahnt) verb (i) 1. to slope; be directed or lie obliquely. –verb (t) 2. to slope; direct or turn so as to make (something) oblique. 3. a. to distort or give partisan emphasis to (a newspaper story, article,… …

  • 97traverse — [trə vʉrs′, trav′ərs; ] for n. [, ] adj. [, & ] adv. [, trav′ərs, trə vʉrs′] vt. traversed, traversing [ME traversen < OFr traverser < VL < * transversare < L transversus, pp. of transvertere, to turn across < trans , TRANS +… …

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  • 98Peroneus longus — Infobox Muscle Name = Peroneus longus Latin = musculus peroneus longus GraySubject = 129 GrayPage = 486 Caption = Lateral aspect of right leg. Caption2 = Peroneus longus labeled very right Origin = fibula Insertion = first metatarsal, medial… …

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  • 99Fibularis longus — Peroneus longus Lateral aspect of right leg. Peroneus longus l …

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  • 100Athwart — A*thwart , adv. 1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely. [1913 Webster] Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. [1913 Webster] All… …

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