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61Oblique step — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… …
62Oblique system of coordinates — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… …
63Oblique foliation — Oblique foliation, steady state foliation or oblique fabric is a special type of a tectonically produced foliation or fabric, most commonly in quartz rich layers. The microtectonic structure can be used to determine the shear sense in shear zones …
64Oblique wing — on a NASA AD 1 An oblique wing (also called a slew wing) is a variable geometry wing concept. On an aircraft so equipped, the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft. By… …
65Oblique cord — Left elbow joint, showing anterior and ulnar collateral ligaments. (Oblique cord visible as diagonal white line near center bottom.) …
66Oblique effect — is the name given to the relative deficiency in perceptual performance for oblique contours as compared to the performance for horizontal or vertical contours. Contents 1 Background 2 The Phenomenon 3 Origin of the Oblique Effect …
67Oblique Wing — Forschungsflugzeug NASA AD 1 Mit Oblique wing (von frz./engl. Oblique = schräg, schief und engl. wing = Flügel/Tragfläche) wird das Konzept einer um eine Achse drehbaren Tragfläche für Flugzeuge bezeichnet. In älteren Quellen wird auch der… …
68Oblique Strategies — (subtitled over one hundred worthwhile dilemmas) is a set of published cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt first published in 1975, and is now in its fifth, open ended, edition. Prior to Oblique Strategies, Schmidt created The Thoughts… …
69Oblique type — (or slanted, sloped) is a form of type that slants slightly to the right, used in the same manner as italic type. Unlike italic type, however, it does not use different glyph shapes; it uses the same glyphs as roman type, except distorted.… …
70Oblique fissure — #1 Anterior border of lung #2 Oblique fissure #3 Cardiac notch #4 Lingula of left lung …
