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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.