Obliquity Synonyms

ō-blĭkwĭ-tē, ə-blĭk-
The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. asynclitism
The quality of being deceptive
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. deceptiveness

Words Related to Obliquity

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. nutation
  2. curvature
  3. ecliptic

Obliquity Sentence Examples

  • The angle NCR is the obliquity of the resistance.

  • All that it is necessary to assume is that the effects of the successive zones gradually diminish, whether from the increasing obliquity of the secondary ray or because (on account of the limitation of the region of integration) the zones become at last more and more incomplete.

  • The secondary pulses diverted by the ruling fall upon an object-glass as usual, and on arrival at the focus constitute a procession equally spaced in time, the interval between consecutive members depending upon the obliquity.

  • Besides these complications there is another drawback to the use of the coelostat for general astronomical work, viz., the obliquity of the angle of reflection, which can never be less than that of the declination of the star, and may be greater to any extent.

  • The condition of stability is that this obliquity shall not exceed the angle of repose of the earth.

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