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obliquity
noun
obliq·ui·ty ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē 
ə-
plural obliquities
Synonyms
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
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
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