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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBLIQUATION

n.[L. obliquo, from obliquus, oblique. ] 1. Declination from a strait line or course; a turning to one side; as the obliquation of the eyes.
2. Deviation from moral rectitude.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBLIQUATION

Ob `li *qua "tion, n. Etym: [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See Oblique. ]

 

1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [R.]