bias catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner catty-cornered diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered oblique skew skewed slanted

bias catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner catty-cornered diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered oblique skew skewed slanted
nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted ; {crossed, decussate, intersectant, intersecting}; {cross-grained ; {diagonal}; {orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled ; {right, perpendicular}; {angled ; {convergent}] Also See: {convergent}, {divergent}, {diverging}. [WordNet 1.5]

2. (Computers) Not using parallel processing; -- of computers. [Narrower terms: {serial}] PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • cata-cornered — adj. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn: bias, catacorner, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catty-corner — catty cornered catty corneredadj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn: bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catty-cornered — catty corner catty corner catty cornered catty corneredadj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction. Syn: bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diagonal — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angled — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convergent — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crossed decussate intersectant intersecting — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cross-grained — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonparallel — onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered, oblique,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orthogonal orthographic rectangular right-angled — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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