SKEW
/skjuː/
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Definition
/skjuː/
noun
- Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- An oblique or sideways movement.
- A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
verb
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.“A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.”
- To hurl or throw.
adjective
- Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.“a skew arch”
- Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
- Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
adverb
- Askew, obliquely; awry.
Source: Wiktionary
