oblique angle
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noun
an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
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Origin of oblique angle
First recorded in 1685–95
OTHER WORDS FROM oblique angle
o·blique-an·gled, adjectiveWords nearby oblique angle
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oblique angle
noun
an angle that is not a right angle or any multiple of a right angle
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