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obliquity

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈblɪkwɪtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə blik′wi tē, ō blik′-)

Inflections of 'obliquity' (n): npl: obliquities

o•bliq•ui•ty (ə blik′wi tē, ō blik′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.

the state of being oblique.
divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.;
immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
an instance of such divergence.
mental perversity.
an instance of mental perversity.
an inclination or a degree of inclination.
a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. one deliberately made obscure.
AstronomyAlso called obliq′uity of the eclip′tic. the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′;
the inclination of the earth's equator.

Latin oblīquitās, equivalent. to oblīqu(us) oblique + -itās -ity
Middle French obliquite
late Middle English obliquitee 1375–1425

o•bliq′ui•tous, adj.

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obliquity /əˈblɪkwɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

the state or condition of being oblique
a deviation from the perpendicular or horizontal
a moral or mental deviation
Also called: obliquity of the ecliptic the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the celestial equator, equal to approximately 23° 27′ at present

oˈbliquitous adj

'obliquity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

slim - tellurion - slant

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