Obliquity Definition

ō-blĭkwĭ-tē, ə-blĭk-
obliquities
noun
obliquities
The state or quality of being oblique.
Webster's New World
The angle or extent of such a deviation.
American Heritage
An oblique statement, action, etc.
Webster's New World
Deviation of a line or plane from the perpendicular or parallel.
Webster's New World
A turning aside from moral conduct or sound thinking.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Obliquity

Noun

Singular:
obliquity
Plural:
obliquities

Origin of Obliquity

  • From Middle French obliquité, from Latin obliquitas, from obliquus (“oblique").

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Obliquity Sentence Examples

  • The angle NCR is the obliquity of the resistance.

  • All that it is necessary to assume is that the effects of the successive zones gradually diminish, whether from the increasing obliquity of the secondary ray or because (on account of the limitation of the region of integration) the zones become at last more and more incomplete.

  • The secondary pulses diverted by the ruling fall upon an object-glass as usual, and on arrival at the focus constitute a procession equally spaced in time, the interval between consecutive members depending upon the obliquity.

  • Besides these complications there is another drawback to the use of the coelostat for general astronomical work, viz., the obliquity of the angle of reflection, which can never be less than that of the declination of the star, and may be greater to any extent.

  • The condition of stability is that this obliquity shall not exceed the angle of repose of the earth.

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Words Starting With

OOBOBL

Words Ending With

YTYITY

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obliquity

Words Starting With O and Ending With Y

Starts With O & Ends With YStarts With OB & Ends With YStarts With O & Ends With TY

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With O9 Letter Words Ending With Y