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noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state of being oblique.
2.
divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
3.
an instance of such divergence.
4.
mental perversity.
5.
EXPANDan instance of mental perversity.
6.
an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7.
a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure.
8.
COLLAPSEAlso called obliquity of the ecliptic. Astronomy. 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.
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Obliquity
is always a great word to know.
So is atmosphere. Does it mean:
| the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body |
| the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon |
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Word Origin & History
obliquity
early 15c., from Fr. obliquité (14c.), from L. obliquitatem, noun of quality from obliquus (see oblique).
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Medical Dictionary
obliquity o·bliq·ui·ty (ō-blĭk'wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk'-)
n.
See asynclitism.
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