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1. obliquity
noun. the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle.
Synonyms
- confinement
- labour
- parturiency
- asynclitism
- abnormality
- abnormalcy
- childbed
- travail
- lying-in
Antonyms
- righteousness
- ingenuousness
- truthfulness
- incorruptness
Etymology
- obliquité (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- obliquitas (Latin)
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2. obliquity
noun. the quality of being deceptive.
Synonyms
- meretriciousness
- speciousness
- dishonesty
Antonyms
- declassification
- typicality
- familiarity
- tastefulness
Etymology
- obliquité (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- obliquitas (Latin)
Example sentences of the word obliquity
1. Noun, singular or mass
If the obliquity of the Earth equaled zero (no tilt at all), the Earth would have no seasons because no variation in temperature would occur.