obliquity.

The angle at which an axis or plane is tilted relative to a reference, especially a planet’s axial tilt.

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Words that belong together

• axial obliquity
• planetary obliquity

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The planet’s obliquity produced extreme seasons.

The model varied axial obliquity.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.