Oblique angle

/əblˈiːk ˈaŋɡəl/

/əblˈiːk ˈæŋɡəl/

Oblique angle

an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle

Examples

1. Sometimes as a writer when you attack an epic subject from an oblique angle, some interesting insights can emerge.

2. Somehow I landed face down, which forced the antenna into a strongly oblique angle that put a lot of torque on the hole in the suit.