SKEW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skew mean? 

• SKEW (adjective)
  The adjective SKEW has 1 sense:

1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position

  Familiarity information: SKEW used as an adjective is very rare.

• SKEW (verb)
  The verb SKEW has 1 sense:

1. turn or place at an angle

  Familiarity information: SKEW used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKEW (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an oblique or slanting direction or position

Synonyms:

skew; skewed

Context example:

the picture was skew

Similar:

inclined (at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position)

Derivation:

skewness (an oblique or slanting asymmetry)

• SKEW (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they skew    ... he / she / it skews   
Past simple: skewed   
Past participle: skewed   
-ing form: skewing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn or place at an angle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed

Hypernyms (to "skew" is one way to...):

reorient (set or arrange in a new or different determinate position)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

align (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight)

 Context examples 

Expression of BCL6 in some B-cells early in the antigen response may skew them toward a germinal center fate, away from a plasma cell fate.

(BCL6 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

"The reality is that we've been operating with a skewed view of ocean phosphate," Lomas said.

(Study reveals new patterns of key ocean nutrient, National Science Foundation)

In the study, Hicks and her colleagues propose several policy recommendations to address the skewed global availability of fish.

(Fairer fish trade could fix nutrient deficiencies in coastal countries, SciDev.Net)

Without accounting for the timing of food intake, research that examines the effects of calorie reduction on lifespan may be skewed by hidden factors such as lack of sleep and desynchronized circadian rhythms.

(Eating at 'Wrong Time' Affects Body Weight, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The black hole’s extreme gravity skews light emitted by different regions of the disk, producing the misshapen appearance.

(NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped World, NASA)

According to a 2014 report by the Global Asthma Network, the highest health burden of asthma — with around 20 per cent of 13-14-year-olds affected — is in the poorest regions of Central America and South-East Asia, although the authors admit that underreporting in African countries might skew the picture.

(Smoother walls healthier for lungs, SciDev.Net)