Oblique motion

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Related to Oblique motion: contrapuntal, Contrary motion, Similar motion

(Mus.)

a kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying example.

See also: Oblique

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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By this oblique motion, the island is conveyed to different parts of the monarch's dominions.

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The velocity-time curves of the platform in X-axis and Z-axis direction in oblique motion at 45[degrees] are drawn according to the simulation results.

Caption: Figure 7: Trajectory of the MWP in oblique motion at 45[degrees].

Caption: Figure 10: Velocity-time curves in X-axis and Z-axis direction in oblique motion at 45[degrees].

Modeling and Kinematics Simulation of a Mecanum Wheel Platform in RecurDyn

A funicular to the hotel and a cable car up to a monastery provide the only oblique motion in the film.

The Grand Budapest Hotel: Wes Anderson's Fabulous Fancy

"The technique involves perpendicular device placement with manual skin traction for smooth delivery of microneedles, going in vertical, horizontal, and oblique motions," she explained.