obliquity
Example Sentences
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That represents Earth’s axial tilt, which astronomers call its obliquity, relative to the plane of its nearly circular orbit around the sun.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023
Sweeping statements were made about genre and obliquity and readerly expectations.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2019
As such, there are several knobs that must be tuned to allow life and, Earth’s mild obliquity is one.
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
A direct light renders them invisible, and only when the requisite obliquity has been obtained, does the exquisite character of the structure become displayed.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
