oblique angle

Other forms: oblique angles

Definitions of oblique angle
  1. noun
    an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
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    antonyms:
    right angle
    the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
    types:
    acute angle
    an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
    obtuse angle
    an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
    type of:
    angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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