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obliquity
[ uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik- ]
noun
- 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, especially one deliberately made obscure.
- Also called obliq顎僽ity of the eclip顎僼ic. Astronomy. the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23掳27鈥; the inclination of the earth's equator.
obliquity
/ 蓹藞产濒瑟办飞瑟迟瑟 /
noun
- the state or condition of being oblique
- a deviation from the perpendicular or horizontal
- a moral or mental deviation
- Also calledobliquity of the ecliptic astronomy the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the celestial equator, equal to approximately 23掳 27鈥 at present
Derived Forms
- 辞藞产濒颈辩耻颈迟辞耻蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辞路产濒颈辩顎僽颈路迟辞耻蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of obliquity1
Example Sentences
That represents Earth鈥檚 axial tilt, which astronomers call its obliquity, relative to the plane of its nearly circular orbit around the sun.
Such a slouch, or obliquity, gives us our seasons.
It鈥檚 not a question of subtlety, which the stage can accommodate, but obliquity, which feels like an evasion of theater鈥檚 confrontational power.
This led to the recognition of regular changes in key astronomical parameters: the eccentricity of Earth鈥檚 orbit around the Sun, and the obliquity and precession of Earth鈥檚 rotational axis.
To tell such stories effectively demanded a degree of canniness and obliquity to sidestep reflexive responses and surprise readers into fresh feeling and seeing.
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