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obliquity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceptiveness |
| Type of | dishonesty |
| Has types | speciousness, meretriciousness |
| Derivation | oblique |
obliquity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asynclitism |
| Type of | abnormalcy, abnormality |
Examples of obliquity
obliquity
This will be associated with wild swings in the obliquity of the ecliptic as well.
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The component perpendicular to the ecliptic is known as the nutation in obliquity.
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Obliquity is the idea that complex goals are often best pursued indirectly.
From the independent.co.uk
From 1-3 million years, climate had a dominant mode matching the 41ka cycle in obliquity.
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With the linear term in T being negative, at present the obliquity is slowly decreasing.
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Conversely, when the obliquity decreases, summers receive less insolation and winters more.
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The axial tilt, obliquity of the planet, the reason for seasons.
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Obliquity recognises that there are no predictable connections between intentions and outcomes.
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Two others, at The School of Life blog, on John Kay's notion of obliquity and seizing the day.
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- Asynclitism: the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
- Deceptiveness: the quality of being deceptive
- In astronomy, axial tilt (also called obliquity) is the angle between an object's rotational axis, and a line perpendicular to its orbital plane. It differs from inclination.
- Obliquity: Why our goals are best achieved indirectly is a book by economist John Kay. It was inspired by an observation of the successful pharmaceutical researcher, Sir James Black: The theme of the book is that businesses and other enterprises are best run by enthusiasts who pursue excellence ...
- John Kay (born 1948, Edinburgh) is a leading British business economist of centrist persuasion.
- The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]; Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality. [from 15th c. ...
- The angle between a body's equatorial plane and orbital plane.
- Earth rotates around an axis; the angle of this axis changes from 22.1 to 24.5 degrees.
- (n) - indirectness; deviation from a position
