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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•bliq•ui•ty (ə blik′wi tē, ō blik′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the state of being oblique.
- divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.;
immorality, dishonesty, or the like. - an instance of such divergence.
- mental perversity.
- an instance of mental perversity.
- an inclination or a degree of inclination.
- a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. one deliberately made obscure.
- AstronomyAlso called obliq′uity of the eclip′tic. the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′;
the inclination of the earth's equator.
- Latin oblīquitās, equivalent. to oblīqu(us) oblique + -itās -ity
- Middle French obliquite
- late Middle English obliquitee 1375–1425
o•bliq′ui•tous, adj. |