skew

IPA: skjˈu

Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
An oblique or sideways movement.
A squint or sidelong glance.
A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
A piece of rock lying in a slanting position and tapering upwards which overhangs a working-place in a mine and is liable to fall.
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
(electronics) A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
(statistics) A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
(architecture) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
(chiefly Scotland, architecture) The coping of a gable.
(architecture, obsolete) One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.

(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
(statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
(transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.
(transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw.
(intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
(intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
(intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

(not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
(not comparable, geometry) Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
(comparable, statistics) Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.

Examples of "skew" in Sentences

I'm not convinced the gender skew is a result of a Hugo gender bias though.
Fortunately, Americans pretty much now what’s going on, and the blatant skew is hurting media subscriptions.
The real question about the ED skew is whether the prospects for any given student differ depending on when he or she applies.
But collections of disjointed, if linked, stories are far less common, and this year’s Pulitzer skew is one of the oddest I’ve seen.
"The near-term skew of risks remains bearishly postured for Treasurys after yesterday's sell-off," said strategists at RBS Securities.
Another options pricing measure, known as "skew," could be attracting options traders to strategies that involve selling pricey put contracts.
That you’d even think to mention the “filthy lucre” aspect shows how significant the skew is – people would criticize the guy for making money from his site.
The relative premium investors must pay for protective options, known as "skew," has been steadily rising, meaning the already-hedged have little incentive to reach for insurance absent an unforeseen market drop, he said.