1syllable
skew
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Definitions ofskew
1noun
- Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- An oblique or sideways movement.
- A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
- A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
- A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
1verb
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
Example: "A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
- To hurl or throw.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
1adjective
- Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
Example: "a skew arch"
- Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
- Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
1adverb
- Askew, obliquely; awry.
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