noun
skew lines
Geometry term for two lines in three-dimensional space that are neither parallel nor intersecting.
空間内の二直線がねじれの位置にあるとき、それらは交わらず、平行でもない。
When two lines in space are in a skew position, they neither intersect nor are parallel.
Compound of ねじれ (twist, distortion) + の (possessive particle) + 位置 (position). The term describes a twisted spatial relationship between lines.