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o⋅bliq⋅ui⋅ty

  [uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-]
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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. an instance of mental perversity.
6. an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. one deliberately made obscure.
8. Also 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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME obliquitee < MF obliquite < L oblīquitās, equiv. to oblīqu(us) oblique + -itās -ity

Related forms:
o⋅bliq⋅ui⋅tous, adjective
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o·bliq·ui·ty   (ō-blĭk'wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk'-)   
n.   pl. o·bliq·ui·ties

  1. The quality or condition of being oblique.

    1. A deviation from a vertical or horizontal line, plane, position, or direction.

    2. The angle or extent of such a deviation.

    3. A mental deviation or aberration.

    4. Immoral conduct.

    5. Obscurity in conduct or verbal expression: "It may be that the candor of contemporary literature creates a nostalgia for indirection, obliquity and deferral" (Anatole Broyard).

    6. An obscure statement.

    1. A mental deviation or aberration.

    2. Immoral conduct.

    3. Obscurity in conduct or verbal expression: "It may be that the candor of contemporary literature creates a nostalgia for indirection, obliquity and deferral" (Anatole Broyard).

    4. An obscure statement.

    1. Obscurity in conduct or verbal expression: "It may be that the candor of contemporary literature creates a nostalgia for indirection, obliquity and deferral" (Anatole Broyard).

    2. An obscure statement.

o·bliq'ui·tous adj.
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Main Entry: obliq·ui·ty
Pronunciation: O-'blik-w&t-E, &-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the qualityor state of being oblique : deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also : the amount of such deviation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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obliquity o·bliq·ui·ty (ō-blĭk'wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk'-)
n.
See asynclitism.

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