skew
n. சாய்வு, சரிவு, கோட்டம், ஒருக்கணித்த பார்வை, சாய்தளப்பரப்பு, மதிலணைப்பின் சாய்முகடு, முக்கோணமதிலின் சாய்முகடு, முக்கோண மதிலைத் தாங்கும் வரிக்கற் பட்டிகை, (பெ.) சாய்வான, சரிந்த, (கண.) நுட்பச் செவ்விசைவுத் திரிபுடைய, பக்கவாட்டான, சிறக்கணிப்பான, ஒருபாற்சாய்வான, கோணலான, (வினை.) சிறக்கணி, ஒருக்கணிப்பாக்கு, சாய்வாக்கு, புடைச்சரிவாக்கு, (வினையடை.) கோணலாக.
Skew, adv. Etym: [Cf. D. scheef. Dan. ski, Sw. skef, Icel. skeifr, G. schief, also E. shy, a. & v. i.] Defn: Awry; obliquely; askew. Skew, a. Defn: Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases. Skew arch, an oblique arch. See under Oblique. -- Skew back. (Civil Engin.) (a) The course of masonry, the stone, or the iron plate, having an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the voussoirs of a segmental arch. (b) A plate, cap, or shoe, having an inclined face to receive the nut of a diagonal brace, rod, or the end of an inclined strut, in a truss or frame. -- Skew bridge. See under Bridge, n. -- Skew curve (Geom.), a curve of double curvature, or a twisted curve. See Plane curve, under Curve. -- Skew gearing, or Skew bevel gearing (Mach.), toothed gearing, generally resembling bevel gearing, for connecting two shafts that are neither parallel nor intersecting, and in which the teeth slant across the faces of the gears. -- Skew surface (Geom.), a ruled surface such that in general two successive generating straight lines do not intersect; a warped surface; as, the helicoid is a skew surface. -- Skew symmetrical determinant (Alg.), a determinant in which the elements in each column of the matrix are equal to the elements of the corresponding row of the matrix with the signs changed, as in (1), below. (1) 0 2 -3-2 0 53 -5 0 (2) 4 -1 71 8 -2-7 2 1 Note: This requires that the numbers in the diagonal from the upper left to lower right corner be zeros. A like determinant in which the numbers in the diagonal are not zeros is a skew determinant, as in (2), above. Skew, n. (Arch.) Defn: A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place. Skew, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skewing.] 1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. L'Estrange. 2. To start aside; to shy, as a horse. [Prov. Eng.] 3. To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously. Beau & Fl. Skew, v. t. Etym: [See Skew, adv.] 1. To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. 2. To throw or hurl obliquely.