obliquequadrilateral

noun

UK /əˈbliːkˌkwɒdrɪˈlætərəl/

US /əˈbliːkˌkwɑːdrɪˈlætərəl/

A four-sided shape with no right angles and no two sides parallel.

The kite-shaped garden plot was an obliquequadrilateral because none of its corners were square.

SYNONYMS

skew quadrilateral irregular quadrilateral non-parallelogram trapezium-like shape

RELATED WORDS

quadrilateral polygon rhomboid geometry angle

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are not parallel.

The teacher drew an obliquequadrilateral on the board to show sides that never line up.

3. Any slanted four-sided figure in a diagram or drawing.

The map showed the field as an obliquequadrilateral tilted to one side.

4. A four-sided shape used in math puzzles where angles are uneven.

We solved the puzzle by measuring each side of the obliquequadrilateral.