råskakk

15:45 Jun 6, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: råskakk
I am not too sure what this is called in English, although I think I understand the concept. According to "Store Norske Leksikon", a råskakk is a "vinkelfeil i en tilsiktet rektangelform, slik at man istedet får en rombeform. Råskakk unngås ved å kontrollere at diagonalene er like lange."

Any suggestion would be appreciated. I thought of "uneven/unequal rectangle/angle" (of course, a rectangle by definition cannot be uneven..)

- Nikolaj
Nikolaj Widenmann
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3distortion
TechLawDC
3aslant
jeffrey engberg


  

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distortion


Explanation:
(Fits the context. If the angle is not 90 degrees, you get a rhomboid instead of a rectangle.)
The distortion is eliminated if one checks to ensure that the diagonals are equal.

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aslant


Explanation:
askew, askant and aslant may work?

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