Italic fonts are sometimes described asoblique in typographic terminology.
1725, George Cheyne,Philosophical Principles of Religion, page16:
when it has a Directionoblique to that of the former Motion, it is either added to, or subtracted from the former Motion
1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, inRailway Magazine, page344:
The roadside section of the tramway is limited to 12 m.p.h., except over theoblique road crossings, where speed is restricted to 4 m.p.h., with a compulsory stop immediately before.
1892, Leo Lesquereux,The Flora of the Dakota Group, page78:
Leaves long, lanceolate, tapering upward from the middle to an acute point,[…] secondaries veryoblique, distinct, alternate, parallel, curved in transversing the blade
(botany, of branches or roots) Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
1997, A. Stokes, D. Guitard, “Tree Root Response to Mechanical Stress”, in Arie Altman, Yoav Waisel, editors,Biology of Root Formation and Development, page233:
Oblique and sinker roots will normally be under a greater compression stress than lateral roots.
(grammar, of speech or narration)Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having thefirst person in pronoun and verb converted into thethird person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.
They found outobliquely that she had heard from HR about the comments and was taking some time to absorb the sting of an implied reprimand.
(music) Employingoblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.
1837, Allan Cunningham, “Music”, inThe Popular Encyclopedia, page109:
In passing from the minor third to unison, the motion ought to beoblique, but from the major third to unison the motion ought to be similar
1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann,Language on Vacation, page240:
Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names likeslant,slant line,slash, andslash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such asdiagonal anddiagonal mark, and other sources provide the designationoblique.
he sat upon the edge of his chair[…] and achieved a communication with his plate by projecting his person towards it in a line whichobliqued from the bottom of his spine
(military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished byoblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
^Hurd, Seth P. (1847), “Oblique”, in “False Pronunciation”, inA Grammatical Corrector; or, A Vocabulary of the Common Errors of Speech[1],Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co,→OCLC,page86.
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