obliquity
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or verticalThe quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
перекосperekos, скосskos, косое направле́ниеkosoje napravlénije
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Axial tilt.
накло́н о́си враще́нияnaklón ósi vraščénija
(countable, uncountable)Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
просту́покprostúpok, наруше́ниеnarušénije, оши́бкаošíbka
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism.
- the quality of being deceptive
- the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). CorrespondFrom Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). Corresponding to oblique + -ity.
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Forms
plural: obliquities| Singular | obliquity |
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Synonyms
29 synonyms- the quality of being deceptive:deceptiveness
- the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle:asynclitism
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable