skew
skew
englantivino, viisto
Liittyvät sanat: lop-sided
Synonyymisanakirja
skew
kalteva, viisto, vino, heittää, kulkea vinoon, suunnata uudelleen.
Englannin sanakirja
skew englanniksi
puhekieltä Neither perpendicular nor parallel (usually said of two lines).
A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.
puhekieltä To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
puhekieltä To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.
L'Estrange
puhekieltä To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
(rfquotek)
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
1989, Ivan Andonovic, Deepak Uttamchandani, Principles of Modern Optical Systems (volume 1, page 501)
puhekieltä A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.