Definitions for obliquity
əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk-obliq·ui·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. asynclitism, obliquitynoun

   the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle

2. deceptiveness, obliquitynoun

   the quality of being deceptive

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obliquitynoun

   The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; the angle created by such a deviation.

2. obliquitynoun

   Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.

3. obliquitynoun

   The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obliqueness, Obliquitynoun

   Etymology: olbiquité, Fr. from oblique.

   1. Deviation from physicial rectitude; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity.

   Which else to several spheres thou must ascribe,
   Mov’d contrary with thwart obliquities. John Milton, P. Lost.

   2. Deviation from moral rectitude.

   There is in rectitude, beauty; as contrariwise in obliquity, deformity. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 8.

   Count Rhodophill cut out for government and high affairs, and balancing all matters in the scales of his high understanding, hath rectified all obliquities. James Howell, Vocal For.

   For a rational creature to conform himself to the will of God in all things, carries in it a rational rectitude or goodness; and to disobey or oppose his will in any thing, imports a moral obliquity. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obliquity

   In astronomy, axial tilt, also known as obliquity, is the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, which is the line perpendicular to its orbital plane; equivalently, it is the angle between its equatorial plane and orbital plane. It differs from orbital inclination. At an obliquity of 0 degrees, the two axes point in the same direction; that is, the rotational axis is perpendicular to the orbital plane. The rotational axis of Earth, for example, is the imaginary line that passes through both the North Pole and South Pole, whereas the Earth's orbital axis is the line perpendicular to the imaginary plane through which the Earth moves as it revolves around the Sun; the Earth's obliquity or axial tilt is the angle between these two lines. Earth's obliquity oscillates between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a 41,000-year cycle. Based on a continuously updated formula (here Laskar, 1986, though since 2006 the IMCCE and the IAU recommend the P03 model), Earth's mean obliquity (without taking into account the nutation in obliquity) is currently about 23°26′10.6″ (or 23.43629°) and decreasing; according to P03 astronomical model, its value (without taking into account the nutation in obliquity) was 23°26′11.570″ (23.4365472133°) on 1 January 2021, 0 TT. Over the course of an orbital period, the obliquity usually does not change considerably, and the orientation of the axis remains the same relative to the background of stars. This causes one pole to be pointed more toward the Sun on one side of the orbit, and more away from the Sun on the other side—the cause of the seasons on Earth.

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1. obliquity

   Obliquity generally refers to the state or quality of being inclined, slanted, or not straight or perpendicular. It can represent a deviation from moral standards or norms, or in astronomy, it refers to the angle between the rotational axis of a planet and its orbital plane.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obliquitynoun

   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. Obliquitynoun

   deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude

3. Etymology: [L. obliquitas: cf. F. obliquit.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obliquity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obliquity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obliquity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obliquity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obliquity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obliquity
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obliquity