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obliquity

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  1. 1. n. The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the quality of being deceptive Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator. 2. Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude. To disobey [God]...imports a moral obliquity. South. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle n the quality of being deceptive Source: ecdict

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