obliquity
Roget category 217
2. Words relating to space› 2.2. Dimensions
›› 2.2.2. Linear dimensions
#217.
Obliquity
noun
obliquity,
inclination,
slope,
slant,
crookedness
etc.
adj. —
slopeness† —
leaning
etc.
v. —
bevel,
tilt —
bias,
list,
twist,
swag,
cant,
lurch —
distortion
etc.
243 —
bend
etc.
(curve)
245 —
tower of Pisa.
acclivity,
rise,
ascent,
gradient,
khudd†,
rising ground,
hill,
bank,
declivity,
downhill,
dip,
fall,
devexity† —
gentle slope,
rapid slope,
easy ascent,
easy descent —
shelving beach —
talus —
monagne Russe [Fr.] —
facilis descensus averni [Lat.].
verb
intersect —
lack parallelism.
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