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skew

/skjuː/ /skju/

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noun

Something that has an oblique or slanted position.

Examples :

"The picture hung on the wall with a noticeable skew, making it look crooked. "

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An oblique or sideways movement.

Examples :

"The picture hung on the wall had a slight skew, making it look crooked. "

direction action

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A bias or distortion in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The survey results showed a skew toward positive responses, likely because the questions were worded in a friendly way. "

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A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.

Examples :

"The clock skew in the computer network caused some of the students' files to arrive late. "

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A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.

Examples :

"The skew in the test scores, with most students scoring high, suggests the test was too easy. "

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To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

Examples :

"The strong wind skewed the umbrella, making it difficult to hold. "

position direction tendency

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To bias or distort in a particular direction.

Examples :

"A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."

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To hurl or throw.

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"The angry boy skewed a rock at the window. "

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To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.

Examples :

"The student skewed his chair slightly to get a better view of the whiteboard. "

direction position way

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To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.

Examples :

"The child saw the large dog and skewed backward in surprise. "

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To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

Examples :

"The teacher skewed her eyes at the student's unusual answer, wondering if it was a joke. "

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adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.

Examples :

"a skew arch"

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Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.

Examples :

"The architect pointed out that the pipes under the sink were skew to the drain line, requiring a special connector to avoid leaks. "

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Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.

Examples :

"The results of the math test showed a skew distribution, with more students scoring low than high. "

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Askew, obliquely; awry.

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"The picture on the wall hung a little skew, leaning to the right. "

appearance direction

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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; a skew-corbel.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the skew at the base of the roof to support the coping stones. "

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The coping of a gable.

Examples :

"The mason carefully inspected the skew where the roof met the gable wall, ensuring it was properly aligned and sealed. "

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One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.

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"The rain trickled down the gable roof, finally dripping off the skew at the edge. "

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