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How to pronounce “obliquity

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Pronunciation guide for obliquity

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Practice the English pronunciation of obliquity with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Searching for Life in the Solar SystemThis ground ice can get warm enough during high obliquity
Definition summary
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]

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How to pronounce obliquity

Searching for Life in the Solar System

This ground ice can get warm enough during high obliquity

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “obliquity

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]
  • (astronomy, by extension, of a planet) Axial tilt.
  • Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality. [from 15th c.]
  • The quality of being obscure, oftentimes willfully, sometimes as an exercise in euphemism. [from 17th c.]

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