OBLIQUE

(Lat. obliquus.) Not direct, deviating from the perpendicular. Thus, oblique angle, in Geometry, is an angle greater or le than a right angle. Oblique circle, in the Stereographic Projection, is any circle oblique to the line of projection. Oblique planes, in Dialling, are such as recline from the zenith. Oblique projection, in Mechanics, is where a body is projected in a line, making an oblique angle with the horizontal line. Oblique sailing, in Navigation, is that which includes the calculation of oblique-angled triangles. Oblique sphere, in Geography, is that in which the axis of the world is inclined to the horizon of the place. [s. 851]