English noun: obliquity | |||
1. | obliquity (state) the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | ||
Synonyms | asynclitism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abnormalcy, abnormality | ||
Part meronym | childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail | ||
2. | obliquity (attribute) the quality of being deceptive | ||
Synonyms | deceptiveness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dishonesty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | meretriciousness, speciousness | ||