obliquity
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- noun
- /əˈblɪkwɪti/
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oblicuidad
- According to our analysis, the null hypothesis that glacial terminations are independent of obliquity can be rejected at the 5% significance level, whereas the corresponding null hypotheses for eccentricity and precession cannot be rejected.
- obliquity of the ecliptic
- angle of obliquity
- obliquity cycles
Examples
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We also present simple stochastic and deterministic models that describe the timing of the late-Pleistocene glacial terminations purely in terms of obliquity forcing.
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We have the obliquity of the orbit, we have the precession of the axis of the Earth, and we have the degree of tilt.
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Can you find the ecliptic Obliquity of the Sun?
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So without this, we would have a chaotic obliquity, some like Mars does.
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Actually, the obliquity change, the tilt of the Earth's axis, is only a couple of degrees one way or the other.
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The major ice age climate cycles are controlled by the sun, Earth orbital eccentricity, and the Earth's obliquity and precession.
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During medieval times, Arab astronomers used old observations to calculate a better value for the precession and obliquity of the ecliptic.
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The precessional alignment would suggest that the Holocene is nearing its end, while the obliquity alignment would suggest it has another 12,000 years to run its course.
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The obliquity of the Earth's axis contributes to the changing seasons.
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In geometry, the obliquity of a line can create unique angles in design.
Synonyms
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The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
A line or surface that is at an angle to others
Antonyms
How Slanted
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Etymology
Obliquity comes from the Latin obliquus, which means 'slanting', and it shares its root with the common English word oblique. So obliquity means a 'tilt' or the state of being not straight, like the Earth's tilt or a slanted roof.