Antonyms for obliquity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-

Phonetic Transcription : əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk-

Definition of obliquity

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French obliquité (14c.), from Latin obliquitatem (nominative obliquitas) "slanting direction, obliquity," noun of quality from obliquus (see oblique).

As in slope : noun slant, tilt
As in folly : noun nonsense, ridiculous idea
As in angle : noun shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
As in grade : noun incline, slope

Example sentences :

The obliquity of vision of the European residents on all these points is extraordinary.
Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

I repeated, a little astonished by this obliquity in a man customarily so direct.
Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer

Periodic changes in the form and obliquity of the earth's orbit.
Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge

Abbategnia decided the obliquity of the ecliptic to be 23 25.
Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell

They found the length of the year, and calculated the obliquity of the ecliptic.
Extract from : « Christianity and Modern Thought » by Various

Chaucer says the obliquity of the ecliptic, according to Ptolemy, was 23 50′.
Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) » by Geoffrey Chaucer

In short, is the horse to be thus dismissed into obliquity, so to speak?
Extract from : « The Army Mule and Other War Sketches » by Henry A. Castle

Variation in obliquity of the ecliptic; about 47″ in 100 years.
Extract from : « Astronomical Curiosities » by J. Ellard Gore

What utter heartlessness too, and what obliquity of moral vision does it exhibit.
Extract from : « Discussion on American Slavery » by George Thompson

It was then, my boy, that I discovered my error, and apologized for my obliquity of vision.
Extract from : « The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 » by Robert H. Newell

Synonyms for obliquity

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