Definition of Obliquity
Ob`liq´ui`ty
n.
1.
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.
Deviation
from
ordinary
rules
;
irregularity
;
deviation
from
moral
rectitude
.
To
disobey
[
God
] . . .
imports
a
moral
obliquity
.
- South.
Related Words
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condition
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
confinement
,
labor
,
labour
,
lying-in
,
parturiency
,
travail
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Oblique sailing
Oblique speech
Oblique sphere
Oblique step
Oblique system of coordinates
Oblique-angled
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obliterated
obliterating
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obliviousness
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