obliquity

• اسم يدل على صفة أو حالة الانحراف عن الاستقامة، ويُستعمل في المجال الفيزيائي للدلالة على الميل أو الانحراف عن الخط المستقيم أو الزاوية القائمة، وفي المجال المجازي للدلالة على عدم الصراحة والالتواء في القول أو السلوك، وغالباً ما يتضمن معنى المراوغة أو الخداع.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being oblique, which can describe either a physical deviation from a straight line or angle, or a figurative lack of straightforwardness and directness, often implying deception or indirectness.

غير معدود

1. Abnormal fetal head angleC2formalmedical

   The presentation of the fetal head at an abnormal angle during labor, which can complicate delivery.

   انحراف رأس الجنين

   • The doctor diagnosed obliquity of the fetal head during the examination.
   • Obliquity can lead to prolonged labor if not corrected.
   • The midwife monitored the obliquity closely to ensure a safe delivery.

   المرادفاتasynclitism

2. Deceptiveness or indirectnessC2formal

   The quality of being deceptive, evasive, or not straightforward in behavior or speech.

   المخادعة والمراوغة

   • His obliquity in answering questions made the jury suspicious.
   • The politician's obliquity was seen as a tactic to avoid the truth.
   • She saw through his obliquity and demanded a direct answer.

   المرادفاتcunningdeviousnessduplicityevasivenessguileindirectnessshiftinessslipperiness

   الأضدادcandordirectnessforthrightnessfranknesshonestyopennessstraightforwardness