Word of the Day: obliquity \ uh-BLIK-wi-tee, oh-BLIK- \ , noun; 1.divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like. 2.the state of being oblique. 3.an instance of such divergence. 4.mental perversity. 5.an instance of mental perversity. 6.an inclination or a degree of inclination. 7.a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure. 8.Also called obliquity of the ecliptic . Astronomy . the angle between the plane of the earths orbit and that of the earths equator, equal to 23°27′; the inclination of the earths equator.
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