Worder Dictionary

Skew - English meaning

Skew – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.

Usage examples:

His hat looked slightly skew
adjective

(of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.

adjective

(of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The sample odds ratio is limited at the lower end, since it cannot be negative, but not at the uppe…
noun

An oblique angle; a slant.

Usage examples:

The most important effect of the skew in angle is the raised plateau of entrance court created in t…
noun

A bias towards one particular group or subject.

Usage examples:

The paper had a working-class skew
noun

The state of not being symmetrical.

Usage examples:

We see in the subsequent section that this fairly small skew from equal frequencies nonetheless yie…
verb

Suddenly change direction or position.

Usage examples:

The car had skewed across the track
verb

Make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading.

Usage examples:

The curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects
verb

Cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.

Usage examples:

The distributions were skewed to the right

Skew translation into English

Skew: translate from English into Chinese

Translate skew into Chinese (Simplified)}
偏斜

Skew: translate from English into Dutch

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Scheeftrekken, Scheef, Schuin, Hellen, Opzij gaan, Van opzij kijken

Skew: translate from English into French

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Fausser, Oblique, Dévier, De travers, Obliquer, Penché, Loucher, Mal posé

Skew: translate from English into German

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Schief, Schräg, Verzerren, Schiefe, Schräg laufen, Abschrägen, Umdrehen, Krümmen

Skew: translate from English into Hindi

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तिरछा, झुका हुआ, हटना, तिरछी नज़र से देखना, ढालू, ढालवां, टेढ़ा, झुकना, तिरछा करना, डरना, भय खाना, टेढा, तोड़ना-मरोड़ना

Skew: translate from English into Italian

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Storto, Essere storto, Essere inclinato

Skew: translate from English into Korean

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비스듬한, 비스듬히 걸쳐진, 곁눈질, 디딤돌, 사륜, 굽다, 불균제의, 비뚤어짐, 비스듬하게 하다, 비뚤어지게 하다, 곁눈으로 보다

Skew: translate from English into Russian

Translate skew into Russian}
Перекос, Косой, Наклон, Искажать, Скос, Смещенный, Уклон, Асимметричный, Сдвинутый, Тангенциальный, Уклоняться, Отклоняться, Сворачивать в сторону, Перекашивать, Располагать наискось, Сдвигать, Смещать, Отклонять, Смотреть искоса, Косить глазами, Извращать

Skew: translate from English into Spanish

Translate skew into Spanish}
Sesgar, Oblicuidad, Oblicuo, Esviaje, Asimétrico, Esviado, Desvirtuar, Torcerse

Word origin

late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘move obliquely’): shortening of Old Northern French eskiuwer, variant of Old French eschiver ‘eschew’. The adjective and noun (early 17th century)

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