- obliquity
- obliquity (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. obliquité (14c.), from L. obliquitatem (nom. obliquitas) "slanting direction, obliquity," noun of quality from obliquus (see OBLIQUE (Cf. oblique)).
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Obliquity — Ob*liq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Obliquities}. [L. obliquitas: cf. F. obliquit[ e].] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obliquity — [ə blik′wə tē] n. pl. obliquities [ME obliquitee < L obliquitas] 1. the state or quality of being oblique 2. an oblique statement, action, etc. 3. a turning aside from moral conduct or sound thinking 4. Astron. the angle between the planes of… … English World dictionary
obliquity — index bad faith, bad repute, corruption, crime, deception, delinquency (misconduct), improbity, indirect … Law dictionary
Obliquity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obliquity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obliquity obliquity inclination slope slant crookedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 slopeness slopeness Sgm: N 1 leaning leaning &c. >V. Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
obliquity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Slanting position Nouns 1. obliquity, obliqueness, deviation, divergence; inclination, slope, slant; crookedness; leaning; bevel, tilt; bias, list, swag, cant, twist, distortion; bend (see curvature);… … English dictionary for students
obliquity — noun (plural ties) Date: 15th century 1. deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking 2. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
obliquity — obliquitous, adj. /euh blik wi tee, oh blik /, n., pl. obliquities. 1. the state of being oblique. 2. divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like. 3. an instance of such divergence. 4. mental perversity. 5 … Universalium
obliquity — noun /əˈblɪkwɪti,əˈblɪkwɪɾi,oʊˈblɪkwɪɾi/ a) The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; the angle created by such a deviation. The Planet Earth, so stedfast though she seem, / Insensibly three different… … Wiktionary
obliquity — /əˈblɪkwəti/ (say uh blikwuhtee) noun (plural obliquities) 1. the state of being oblique. 2. divergence from moral rectitude. 3. a moral delinquency. 4. mental perversity. 5. an instance of mental perversity. 6. inclination, or degree of… …
obliquity — taikinio sankirtos kampas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kampas tarp dviejų sekyklų (akustinių bazių ir kt. stebėjimo priemonių) stebėjimo plokštumų. Matuojamas nuo 0 iki 180°. atitikmenys: angl. obliquity; observing angle rus. угол засечки… … Artilerijos terminų žodynas
