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Obliquity in a sentence

Obliquity meaning

  1. The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
  2. Axial tilt.
  3. Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.

Synonyms of Obliquity

asynclitism abnormality abnormalcy abnormal condition deceptiveness dishonesty

Related words

Other words often associated with Obliquity or its synonyms:

condition normality status unfamiliarity wrongdoing slowness unrighteousness retardation irregularity misconduct backwardness strangeness

Using Obliquity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. | Axial tilt. | Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
  • Useful related words include: asynclitism, abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition.
  • In the example corpus, obliquity often appears in combinations such as: the obliquity, obliquity of.

Context around Obliquity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plane 1× zero 1× instantaneous 1×

Often after:

change 1× varies 1× brought 1× includes 1× factor 1×

Sentence patterns with Obliquity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also an obliquity factor 1× as the obliquity of the 1× circles which obliquity brought it 1× including the obliquity are derived 1× laplace s obliquity of the 1× non zero obliquity 1× nutation in obliquity 1× of the obliquity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

astronomers produce new 1× currently the tilt 1× earth s orbit 1× his observations on 1× in late 2008 1× note that the 1×

Common sentence endings:

an obliquity factor 1× currently 1 67 1× includes the nutation 1× jupiter and saturn 1× non zero obliquity 1× nutation in obliquity 1×

Words around Obliquity

Just before it in the word index:

obliques 6 obliquely 37 oblique 150 obligors 3 obligor 4 obligingly 4

Just after it in the word index:

obliterate 60 obliterated 107 obliterates 9 obliterating 30 obliteration 22 obliviate 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Obliquity

  • In this selection, "obliquity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plane, zero, instantaneous, change, varies and brought stand out and add context to how "obliquity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also an obliquity factor and as the obliquity of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obliquity" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obliquity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The true or instantaneous obliquity includes the nutation. (8 words)

The component perpendicular to the ecliptic is known as the nutation in obliquity. (13 words)

The doxographer and theologian Aetius attributes to Pythagoras the exact measurement of the obliquity. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

His observations on eclipses were still used centuries later in Simon Newcomb 's investigations on the motion of the Moon, while his other observations inspired Laplace 's Obliquity of the Ecliptic and Inequalities of Jupiter and Saturn. (37 words)

Earth's orbit and obliquity change with time (over thousands of years), sometimes forming a nearly perfect circle, and at other times stretching out to an orbital eccentricity of 5% (currently 1.67%). (33 words)

Astronomers produce new fundamental ephemerides as the accuracy of observation improves and as the understanding of the dynamics increases, and from these ephemerides various astronomical values, including the obliquity, are derived. (31 words)

Example sentences (12)

Astronomers produce new fundamental ephemerides as the accuracy of observation improves and as the understanding of the dynamics increases, and from these ephemerides various astronomical values, including the obliquity, are derived.

Currently the tilt of the Earth 's axis to its orbital plane ( obliquity of the ecliptic ) is 23.44 degrees, but this angle changes slowly (over thousands of years).

Earth's orbit and obliquity change with time (over thousands of years), sometimes forming a nearly perfect circle, and at other times stretching out to an orbital eccentricity of 5% (currently 1.67%).

His observations on eclipses were still used centuries later in Simon Newcomb 's investigations on the motion of the Moon, while his other observations inspired Laplace 's Obliquity of the Ecliptic and Inequalities of Jupiter and Saturn.

In late 2008, it was suggested Jupiter may keep Europa's oceans warm by generating large planetary tidal waves on Europa because of its small but non-zero obliquity.

Note that the obliquity varies only from 24.2° to 22.5° during this time.

The angle added to the elevation by the tilt is known as the obliquity of the ecliptic and at that time was 23° 44′ 40″.

The component perpendicular to the ecliptic is known as the nutation in obliquity.

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The doxographer and theologian Aetius attributes to Pythagoras the exact measurement of the obliquity.

The sun moved at an oblique angle to the circles, which obliquity brought it now to the north, now to the south.

The true or instantaneous obliquity includes the nutation.

To obtain agreement with experimental results, he had to include additional arbitrary assumptions about the phase and amplitude of the secondary waves, and also an obliquity factor.

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Common combinations with obliquity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "obliquity" in a sentence?
An example: "Astronomers produce new fundamental ephemerides as the accuracy of observation improves and as the understanding of the dynamics increases, and from these ephemerides various astronomical values, including the obliquity, are derived." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "obliquity" from authentic English texts.
What does "obliquity" mean?
Obliquity means: The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
What are synonyms of "obliquity"?
Common synonyms of "obliquity" include: asynclitism, abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition, deceptiveness, dishonesty.
How many example sentences with "obliquity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "obliquity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.