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obliquation (iou)



obliquation noun.LME-E19.
[Latin obliquatio(n-), from obliquat- pa. ppl stem of obliquare, from obliquus OBLIQUE adjective: see -ATION.]
Orig., strabismus. Later gen., a bending aside; a twisting obliquely.
obliquate verb trans. (rare) bend, twist M17-E18.