obliquity

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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

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

This angle, which may be called the obliquity of Mars’ ecliptic, does not differ much from that of the earth.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard