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obliquity

noun obliq·ui·ty \ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē, ə-\

plural obliq·ui·ties

Definition of OBLIQUITY

: deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking

a : deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also : the amount of such deviation

b : the angle between the planes of the earth's equator and orbit having a value of about 23°27′ <obliquity of the ecliptic>

a : indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct

b : an obscure or confusing statement

15th century

Synonyms: ambiguity, ambiguousness, darkness, equivocalness, equivocation, inscrutability, inscrutableness, murkiness, mysteriousness, nebulosity, nebulousness, obliqueness, obscurity, opacity, opaqueness

Medical Dictionary

noun obliq·ui·ty \ō-ˈblik-wət-ē, ə-\

plural obliq·ui·ties

: the quality or state of being oblique : deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also : the amount of such deviation

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