obliquity
Example Sentences
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Sweeping statements were made about genre and obliquity and readerly expectations.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2019
That, combined with the fact it is presently very difficult to measure an exoplanet’s tilt, has led most astronomers to mostly ignore obliquity when they model the evolution of planetary systems.
From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2019
Although our planet’s obliquity is relatively constant, it does change by a mere few degrees.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018
Then György Kurtag’s “The Answered Unanswered Question,” music on the edge of obliquity that answers nothing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2018
The ends of the curved portions may be variously inclined; they may be nearly perpendicular, of various degrees of obliquity, or nearly horizontal.
From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
