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obliquation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/

Etymology

From Latin obliquātiō, from obliquō (“to turn obliquely”). See oblique.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side
    • the obliquation of the eye 1756-1757, Thomas Birch, The History of the Royal Society of London:
  2. (archaic) Deviation from moral rectitude

Synonyms

obliqueness · digression · obliquity