noun
obliquity
uh-BLIK-wuh-tee/əˈblɪkwəti/
A departure from a straight or upright position.
The obliquity of the old fence posts is easy to see.
Etymology
The quality of being slanted or crooked extends from physical direction to moral conduct, where crookedness means transgression. The underlying Latin adjective’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
inclination or obliquity so our Earth's axis rotational axis actually in in in addition to wobbling like a top it goes over more and comes back up more
More examples
- The surveyor measures the obliquity of the wall.
- Braces prevent any further increase in the column's obliquity.
- Earth's axial obliquity helps produce the seasons.
Forms
obliquity · obliquities
oblique adjective — Slanting rather than straight or upright.
Similar words
- tilt
- Tilt is the everyday term for departure from an upright position.
- inclination
- Inclination often describes an angle measured against a reference line.
- slant
- Slant commonly describes a visibly sloping line or surface.