WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
He mea kāore i te noho huapae, kāore rānei i poutū. Arā, he tītaha. Ka pā tēnei tikanga ki te rārangi, ki te mata, ki te matarau, ki te motuhanga matarau rānei.
Something that is neither horizontal or vertical. It is on a slant. It is used to describe lines, faces (or flat surfaces), solids and cross-sections of solids.
hōtiu - oblique, inclined
He rārangi hōtiu tēnei.
Tāngia te āhua o te motuhanga hōtiu o te koeko porowhita.
Me he hōtiu te motu i te poro tapawhā rite, he tapawhā hāngai te āhua ka puta.