[uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-] 
| 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. |
obliquity o·bliq·ui·ty (ō-blĭk'wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk'-)
n.
See asynclitism.
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