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Definition of "obliquity" []

  • The quality or condition of being oblique. (noun)
  • A deviation from a vertical or horizontal line, plane, position, or direction. (noun)
  • The angle or extent of such a deviation. (noun)
  • A mental deviation or aberration. (noun)
  • Immoral conduct. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "obliquity" in a sentence
  • "In most of the terms obliquity and mystery are the chief emphasis."
  • "The plane of the Ecliptic is inclined to that of the Equinoctial at an angle of 23° 27-1/2 ', and this inclination is called the obliquity of the"
  • "Cutting through the obliquity, which is formidable, his ever-changing "deadline" will be adjusted if realities on the ground so dictate."