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obliquity
o·bliq·ui·ty O0011600 (ō-blĭk′wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk′-)n. pl. o·bliq·ui·ties 1. a. The quality or condition of being oblique, especially in deviating from a vertical or horizontal line, plane, position, or direction.b. The angle or extent of such a deviation.2. a. Deviation from moral or proper conduct or thought: "Eleanor did not believe that early rising could possibly be compatible with moral obliquity" (Elizabeth Bowen).b. An instance of this.3. Indirection in conduct or verbal expression; lack of straightforwardness: "It may be that the candor of contemporary literature creates a nostalgia for indirection, obliquity and deferral" (Anatole Broyard).
o·bliq′ui·tous adj.obliquity (əˈblɪkwɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the state or condition of being oblique2. a deviation from the perpendicular or horizontal3. a moral or mental deviation4. (Astronomy) astronomy 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 adjo•bliq•ui•ty (əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk-)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the state of being oblique. 2. an inclination or a degree of inclination. 3. immorality. 4. intellectual deviousness. 5. deliberate evasiveness in speech or writing. 6. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing. 7. 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. obliquityThe characteristic in wide-angle or oblique photography that portrays the terrain and objects at such an angle and range that details necessary for interpretation are seriously masked or are at a very small scale, rendering interpretation difficult or impossible.obliquitythe inclination of the earth’s equator or the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and the plane of the equator (23°27’). Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. See also 133. EARTH. — obliquitous, adj.See also: Astronomy
the inclination of the earth’s equator or the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and the plane of the equator (23°27″). See also astronomy. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. — obliquitous, adj.See also: EarthThesaurus| Noun | 1. | obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angleasynclitismchildbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies | | 2. | obliquity - the quality of being deceptivedeceptivenessdishonesty - the quality of being dishonestmeretriciousness, speciousness - an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" |
Translationsobliquity
obliquity (ŏ-blik -wă-tee) The angle between the equatorial and orbital planes of a celestial body.obliquityThe characteristic in wide-angle or oblique photography that portrays the terrain and objects at such an angle and range that details necessary for interpretation are seriously masked or are at a very small scale, rendering interpretation difficult or impossible.obliquity
obliquity [o-blik´wĭ-te] the state of being oblique or slanting.a·syn·cli·tism (ă-sin'kli-tizm), Absence of synclitism or parallelism; may be used, for example, to refer to the axis of the presenting part of the child and the pelvic planes in childbirth, to the dental arches, or to the planes of the cranium. Synonym(s): obliquity [G. a- priv. + syn-klinō, to incline together] a·syn·cli·tism (ă-sin'kli-tizm) Absence of synclitism or parallelism; may be used, e.g., to refer to the axis of the presenting part of the child and the pelvic planes in childbirth, to the dental arches, or to the planes of the skull.
Synonym(s): obliquity. [G. a- priv. + syn-klinō, to incline together]obliquity
Related to obliquity: Obliquity of the eclipticSynonyms for obliquitynoun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angleSynonymsRelated Words- childbed
- confinement
- lying-in
- parturiency
- travail
- labour
- labor
- abnormalcy
- abnormality
noun the quality of being deceptiveSynonymsRelated Words- dishonesty
- meretriciousness
- speciousness
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