Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - skew
Skew
skew
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 oblique, slanting, set askew. 2 Math. a lying in three dimensions (skew curve). b (of lines) not coplanar. c (of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical. --n. 1 a slant. 2 Statistics skewness. --v. 1 tr. make skew. 2 tr. distort. 3 intr. move obliquely. 4 intr. twist. Phrases and idioms on the skew askew. skew arch (or bridge) an arch (or bridge) with the line of the arch not at right angles to the abutment. skew chisel a chisel with an oblique edge. skew-eyed Brit. squinting. skew gear a gear consisting of two cog-wheels having non-parallel, non-intersecting axes. skew-whiff Brit. colloq. askew. Derivatives skewness n. Etymology: ONF eskiu(w)er (v.) = OF eschuer: see ESCHEW
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I. verb see: eschew Date: 15th century intransitive verb to take an oblique course, to look askance, transitive verb to make, set, or cut on the ~, to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form , II. adjective Date: 1609 set, placed, or running obliquely ; slanting, more developed on one side or in one direction than another ; not symmetrical, III. noun Date: 1688 a deviation from a straight line ; slant ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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