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Examples of oblique angle in a Sentence
The dancer held his leg at an oblique angle to his body.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nano-prisms view well at an angle Samsung's new nano-prism image has a sensitivity to light sources at more oblique angles compared to some conventional pixel tech today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
For all its abstract shapes and oblique angles, Aromáticas is playful and curious.
—Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
In the ’50s and ’60s, the primal appeal of fluid spaces inspired the French architect Claude Parent to sing the wonders of oblique angles and inclined planes.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Feb. 2023
Specifically, waves passing through the innermost inner core slowed down when approaching from an oblique angle to the equator.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
Till, similar to ABC's limited series Women of the Movement earlier this year, chooses to approach from a unique if more oblique angle, centering Emmett's mother Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) and her valiant, often lonely struggle to find any form of justice and accountability for her son.
—Leah Greenblatt and Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2022
Till, in theaters Oct. 14, comes at it from a unique if more oblique angle, centering Emmett's mother Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) and her valiant, often lonely struggle to find any form of justice and accountability for her son.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Kogonada approaches the same quandary from a more oblique angle.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2022
Malick has found an unusually oblique angle from which to approach Nazism, and there is no war footage in the film.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 11 Dec. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1647, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near oblique angle
Cite this Entry
“Oblique angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oblique%20angle. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
oblique angle
noun
: an acute or obtuse angle
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