obliquity

[ uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik- ]
/ əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk- /
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noun, plural o·bliq·ui·ties.

Origin of obliquity

1375–1425; late Middle English obliquitee < Middle French obliquite < Latin oblīquitās, equivalent to oblīqu(us) oblique + -itās -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM obliquity

o·bliq·ui·tous, adjective

Words nearby obliquity

oblique section, oblique triangle, oblique vein of left atrium, oblique-slip fault, obliquely, obliquity, obliterate, obliterating endarteritis, obliteration, obliterative bronchitis, oblivescence

Words related to obliquitous

backhanded, vague, fraudulent, duplicitous, wily, deceitful, sneaky, shrewd, insidious, insincere, sly, calculating, underhanded, collateral, roundabout, circular, oblique, straying, circuitous, devious

Example sentences from the Web for obliquitous

  • Obliquitous, oblivious of distinction between right and wrong.

    The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for obliquitous

obliquity
/ (əˈblɪkwɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or condition of being oblique
a deviation from the perpendicular or horizontal
a moral or mental deviation
Also called: obliquity of the ecliptic astronomy the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the celestial equator, equal to approximately 23° 27′ at present

Derived forms of obliquity

obliquitous, adjective

Medical definitions for obliquitous

obliquity
[ ō-blĭk′wĭ-tē, ə-blĭk′- ]

n.

asynclitism