FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

sanda pillantás []

n The punctuation sign "/"

a Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

a Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

a Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

a (botany|of leaves) Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.

n (geometry) An oblique line.

n (grammar) The oblique case.

v To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

v (military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.