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Meaning of Oblique | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈbliːk

Definitions

  1. An oblique line.
  2. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
  3. The oblique case.
  4. The musculus obliquus externus abdominis or also obliquus internus abdominis.

Equivalents

العربية مائل
Български кос непряк
Bosanski vino кос
Català oblic
Čeština kosy křivý nepřímý šikmý zvrhlý
Esperanto oblikva
Español enviajado oblicuo
فارسی اریب
Français oblique oblique oblique
Hrvatski vino кос
Հայերեն շեղ
Italiano oblique obliquo
日本語 斜め
한국어 사행
Kurdî ferde haha indîrekt şkev
Latina obliquus
Te Reo Māori haha
Nederlands indirect schuin
Português oblique oblíquo
Српски vino кос
ไทย เฉ
Tagalog talibas
Türkçe eğik
Українська похи́лий
Tiếng Việt

Examples

“Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.”
“Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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