Definition of Oblique speech. Meaning of Oblique speech. Synonyms of Oblique speech

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Definition of Oblique speech

Oblique speech
Oblique muscle (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball. Oblique narration. See Oblique speech. Oblique planes (Dialing), planes which decline from the zenith, or incline toward the horizon. Oblique sailing (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian. Oblique speech (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker. Oblique sphere (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator. Oblique step (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the right or left at an angle of about 25[deg]. It is not now practiced. --Wilhelm. Oblique system of co["o]rdinates (Anal. Geom.), a system in which the co["o]rdinate axes are oblique to each other.

Meaning of Oblique speech from wikipedia

- In grammar, an oblique (abbreviated OBL; from Latin: casus obliquus) or objective case (abbr. OBJ) is a nominal case other than the nominative case and...
- The slash is the oblique slanting line punctuation mark /. It is also known as a stroke, a solidus, a forward slash and several other historical or technical...
- "Kitchen Person" — 9 — — — "A" — — — — — The Affectionate Punch "Message Oblique Speech" — 22 — — — Fourth Drawer Down "White Car in Germany" — 11 — — — "Party...
- Friday"   4:29 6. "The ****ociate" Billy Mackenzie Alan Rankine Michael Dempsey 5:00 7. "Message Oblique Speech"   5:35 8. "An Even Whiter Car"   4:45...
- in contrast to the oblique or "bent" cases. The reference form (more technically, the least marked) of certain parts of speech is normally in the nominative...
- (Gr****) to the oblique stem, and the genitive singular is conventionally listed in Gr**** and Latin dictionaries to illustrate the oblique. English words...
- to be used in conjunction—most fonts now come with a roman type and an oblique version (generally called "italic" though often not true italics). In this...
- photography, the Dutch angle, also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle, or oblique angle, is a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an...
- style. Critique Philip Womack described Johnston as effectively using "oblique speech, knotty lyricism and careful description" to depict the chaotic environment...
- London Underground - "Train of Thought" (SIT 9) ****ociates - "Message Oblique Speech" (SIT 10) ****ociates - "White Car in Germany" (SIT 11) John Marlon -...