PARALLELS Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PARALLELS
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perpendicular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intersecting at or forming right angles • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line noun • a straight line at right angles to another line • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting • a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point • an extremely steep face adjective satellite • so steep as to be nearly vertical | ||||||||
oblique | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled noun • any grammatical case other than the nominative • a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading | ||||||||
skew | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanting direction or position verb • turn or place at an angle | ||||||||
converging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of converging (coming closer) | ||||||||
crossing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • traveling across • a shallow area in a stream that can be forded • a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect • a junction where one street or road crosses another • a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other • (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids • a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) | ||||||||
diagonal | nounn | |||||||
noun • (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric • an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard • (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information adjective satellite • connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||||
intersecting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • crossed or intersected in the form of an X | ||||||||
meeting | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formally arranged gathering • a small informal social gathering • a casual or unexpected convergence • the social act of assembling for some common purpose • the act of joining together as one • a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | ||||||||
slanting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||||
crisscrossing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other adverb • crossing one another in opposite directions adjective satellite • marked with crossing lines verb • cross in a pattern, often random • mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines • mark with a pattern of crossing lines |