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Clinodiagonal :: Clinodiagonal (n.) That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See Crystallization.

Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..

Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal..

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Trochlea :: Trochlea (n.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes..

Diagonal :: Diagonal (n.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel..

Rhomboid :: Rhomboid (n.) An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different..

Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

Goring Cloth :: Goring cloth (n.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.

Clinographic :: Clinographic (a.) Pertaining to that mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Gley :: Gley (adv.) Asquint; askance; obliquely.

Obliqueness :: Obliqueness (n.) Quality or state of being oblique.

Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..

Thwartly :: Thwartly (adv.) Transversely; obliquely.

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.

Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..

Sidelong :: Sidelong (a.) Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance..

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously..

Diclinic :: Diclinic (a.) Having two of the intersections between the three axes oblique. See Crystallization.

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