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1. (n.) obliquity
the state of being oblique.
2. obliquity
an inclination or a degree of inclination.
3. obliquity
immorality.
4. obliquity
intellectual deviousness.
5. obliquity
deliberate evasiveness in speech or writing.
6. obliquity
a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing.
7. obliquity
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.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) asynclitism, obliquity
the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
2. (noun) deceptiveness, obliquity
the quality of being deceptive
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1. (noun) obliquity
the condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator
2. (noun) obliquity
deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude
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