Obliquity

Obliquity
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Obliquity->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ obliquity
obliquity
inclination
slope
slant
crookedness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ slopeness
slopeness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ leaning
leaning
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ bevel
bevel
tilt
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ bias
bias
list
twist
swag
cant
lurch
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ distortion
distortion
&c. 243
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ bend
bend
&c.(curve) 245
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ tower of Pisa
tower of Pisa
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ acclivity
acclivity
rise
ascent
gradient
khudd
rising ground
hill
bank
declivity
downhill
dip
fall
devexity|
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ gentle slope
gentle slope
rapid slope
easy ascent
easy descent
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ shelving beach
shelving beach
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ talus
talus
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ monagne Russe
monagne Russe
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ facilis descensus cerni
facilis descensus cerni
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ steepness
steepness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ cliff
cliff
precipice
&c.(vertical) 212
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ escarpment
escarpment
scarp
=>(measure of inclination)
GRP: \\ N \\ measure of inclination
Sgm: \\ N \\ measure of inclination \\ clinometer
clinometer
Sgm: \\ N \\ measure of inclination \\ sine
sine
cosine
cotangent
angle
hypothenuse
GRP: \\ N \\ 5
Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ diagonal
diagonal
zigzag
PARAG:Obliquity->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be oblique
be oblique
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ slope
slope
slant
lean
incline
shelve
stoop
decline
descend
bend
keel
careen
sag
swag
seel|
slouch
cant
sidle
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ render oblique
render oblique
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ sway
sway
bias
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ slope
slope
slant
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ incline
incline
bend
crook
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ cant
cant
tilt
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ distort
distort
&c. 243
PARAG:Obliquity->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ oblique
oblique
inclined
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ sloping
sloping
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ tilted
tilted
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ recumbent
recumbent
clinal
skew
askew
slant
aslant
plagihedral
indirect
wry
awry
ajee
crooked
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ knock-kneed
knock-kneed
&c.(distorted) 243
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ bevel
bevel
out of the perpendicular
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ aslope
aslope
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ asquint
asquint
backhanded
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ recubant
recubant
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ uphill
uphill
rising
ascending
acclivous
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ downhill
downhill
falling
descending
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ declining
declining
declivous
devex|
anticlinal
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ steep
steep
abrupt
precipitous
breakneck
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 3
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ diagonal
diagonal
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ transverse
transverse
transversal
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ athwart
athwart
antiparallel
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ curved
curved
&c. 245
PARAG:Obliquity->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ obliquely
obliquely
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ on one side
on one side
all on one side
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ askew
askew
askant
askance
edgewise
at an angle
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ sidelong
sidelong
sideways
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ slopewise
slopewise
slantwise
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ by a side wind
by a side wind

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