obliquation

noun — 2 senses

obliquation

noun

/ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/

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

1

Archaic The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side

  • the obliquation of the eye1756-1757, Thomas Birch, The History of the Royal Society of London:
2

Archaic Deviation from moral rectitude

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