Obliquation

//ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.

    "the obliquation of the eye"

  2. 2
    Deviation from moral rectitude.

Synonyms

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driftingnessdriftingness

Etymology

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

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