obliquity

noun

obliq·ui·ty ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē How to pronounce obliquity (audio)

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plural obliquities

: deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking

: deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity

also : the amount of such deviation

: the angle between the planes of the earth's equator and orbit having a value of about 23°27′

obliquity of the ecliptic

: indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct

: an obscure or confusing statement

Example Sentences

her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity

Recent Examples on the Web This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity.

Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 But Ulman’s fondness for understatement and obliquity makes the scene funny in a very deadpan way.

BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 His empathy, obliquity and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov.

Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021 It’s not a question of subtlety, which the stage can accommodate, but obliquity, which feels like an evasion of theater’s confrontational power.

Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021 Ice ages are caused when the tilt of a planet's axis shifts, known as obliquity, so these distinct ice ages formed separately to reflect times when Mars essentially wobbled on its axis.

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2021 The planet's own motion dynamics dominate other influences, and obliquity usually has a smaller variation.

Fox News, 20 Nov. 2019 Its obliquity nods up and down this way between 22.1º and 24.5º regularly every 41,000 years.

The Economist, 5 July 2018 Mars’ obliquity—or the tilt of its axis—has varied considerably over millions of years, shifting between 15 and 35 degrees over the course of millennia.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Jan. 2018 See More

单词	obliquity
释义	obliquity noun obliq·ui·ty ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē ə- plural obliquities 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 having a value of about 23°27′ obliquity of the ecliptic 3 a : indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct b : an obscure or confusing statement Synonyms ambiguity ambiguousness darkness equivocalness equivocation inscrutability inscrutableness murkiness mysteriousness nebulosity nebulousness obliqueness obscurity opacity opaqueness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity Recent Examples on the Web This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity. Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 But Ulman’s fondness for understatement and obliquity makes the scene funny in a very deadpan way. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 His empathy, obliquity and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov. Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021 It’s not a question of subtlety, which the stage can accommodate, but obliquity, which feels like an evasion of theater’s confrontational power. Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021 Ice ages are caused when the tilt of a planet's axis shifts, known as obliquity, so these distinct ice ages formed separately to reflect times when Mars essentially wobbled on its axis. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2021 The planet's own motion dynamics dominate other influences, and obliquity usually has a smaller variation. Fox News, 20 Nov. 2019 Its obliquity nods up and down this way between 22.1º and 24.5º regularly every 41,000 years. The Economist, 5 July 2018 Mars’ obliquity—or the tilt of its axis—has varied considerably over millions of years, shifting between 15 and 35 degrees over the course of millennia. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Jan. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Middle English obliquite "slanted or crooked state," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French obliquité, borrowed from Latin oblīquitāt-, oblīquitās "condition of being at an angle, slant," from oblīquus "slanting, oblique entry 1" + -itāt-, -itās -ity First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition obliquity noun obliq·ui·ty ō-ˈblik-wət-ē, ə- plural obliquities : the quality or state of being oblique : deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity also : the amount of such deviation obliquity noun as in ambiguity the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ambiguity ambiguousness obliqueness mysteriousness uncertainty opacity nebulosity inscrutability nebulousness complexity mystery opaqueness murkiness obscurity darkness equivocation cloudiness indistinctness vagueness depth indefiniteness equivocalness dimness faintness mistiness inscrutableness incomprehensibility impenetrability haziness indirectness fuzziness profoundness obtuseness fogginess abstruseness difficulty complication deepness circuity incomprehensibleness reconditeness shadow circuitousness shade abstrusity Antonyms & Near Antonyms brightness clearness plainness clarity obviousness certainty distinctness intelligibility exactness perspicuity legibility comprehensibility incision definiteness incisiveness directness lucidity openness straightforwardness explicitness surety visibility forthrightness self-evidence readability palpability lucidness obviousness perspicuousness tangibility readableness tangibleness See More
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