Definition of Obliquer

1. oblique [adj] - See also: oblique

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obliquer

oblique ridge of trapezium
oblique sailing
oblique section
oblique sinus of pericardium
oblique speech
oblique sphere
oblique step
oblique system of coordinates
oblique triangle
oblique vein of left atrium
oblique vein of the left atrium
obliqued
obliquely
obliqueness
obliquenesses
obliquer (current term)
obliques
obliquest
obliquid
obliquing
obliquities
obliquity
obliquus
obliquus capitis inferior
obliquus capitis superior
obliterable
obliterans
obliterate
obliterated
obliterates

Literary usage of Obliquer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"... paleness of the edges of the solar disc (whose obliquer light would travel to U8 through much more of this atmosphere than the light from the centre). ..."

2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Hast thou appointed where the moon should And with her purple light adorn the skies ! Sar'd out tlie bounded sun's obliquer ways, That he on all ..."

3. A History of Italian Unity: Being a Political History of Italy from 1814 to 1871 by Bolton King (1912)
"... obliquer methods. His known repugnance to be dragged at the Emperor's heels, his keenness to win Rome recommended him to the large section of ..."

4. Waterloo by Emile Erckmann, Erckmann-Chatrian (1893)
"... on nous fit obliquer à droite et garnir les maisons qui longent le ruisseau. Les Prussiens tiraient sur nous de toutes les 15 fenêtres en face. ..."

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