See Also: Skew(medicine)
skew(dictionary)
skew(2)(dictionary)
skew(3)(dictionary)
skew(5)(dictionary)
skew(6)(dictionary)
skew(4)(dictionary)
skew(1)(dictionary)
skew deviation(medicine)
skew distribution(medicine)

Bone, carpal (health) and skew(4) (iou)


Bone, carpal (health)


One of the wrist bones. There are eight carpal bones that are arranged in two rows.





skew(4) (iou)



skew noun3. [skju:] E17.
[from SKEW adjective or verb1.]
A sideways glance. rare. E17.
A deviation from the straight line; a slant; an angle, esp. at which a bridge spans a road or river; a sideward movement; fig. an error, a mistake. L17.
on the skew, on a skew askew.
N. Baker My glasses..would revert to their normal slight skew in five minutes.
Mining. A piece of rock lying in an irregular slanting position and liable to fall. L18.
Statistics. The condition of being skewed, skewness. L20.
skewed adjective (a) set obliquely, askew; (b) distorted, shifted in emphasis or character; (c) biased; (d) Statistics = SKEW adjective 3; (e) (of a sample, data, etc.) not representative: E17.
skewness noun L19.
skewy adjective (colloq.) somewhat askew or twisted M19.