obliquation

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/ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/

noun

The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side

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obliquityobliquenessdigression
OriginLatin obliquātiō →
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Meanings

noun
  1. archaicThe 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

    Synonyms: obliquity, obliqueness

  2. archaicDeviation from moral rectitude

    Synonyms: digression

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side

Similar
obliquityobliqueness

nounDeviation from moral rectitude

Similar
digression
Also see
driftingness

Origin

  1. Latinobliquātiō
  2. Englishobliquation

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

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APA

obliquation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obliquation

MLA

“obliquation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obliquation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obliquation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obliquation.

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