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Skew

noun
/skjuː/
Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounSomething that has an oblique or slanted position.
2.nounAn oblique or sideways movement.
3.nounA bias or distortion in a particular direction.
4.nounA phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
5.nounA state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
6.verbTo form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
7.verbTo bias or distort in a particular direction.
"A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
8.verbTo hurl or throw.
9.verbTo move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
10.verbTo jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
11.verbTo look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
12.adjectiveNeither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
"a skew arch"
13.adjectiveOf two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
14.adjectiveOf a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
15.adverbAskew, obliquely; awry.

Synonyms

inclinedskewnessobliqueslanttwistdistortioncollapsedistortingtampermoveswervedisplacement

Antonyms

unskew

Rhymes With

blueslewsubduepursuetrueviewconstruehitherto
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