λόξωσις
λόξωσις, obliquity
λόξ-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
- obliquity, κατὰ λόξωσιν οὐρανοῦ Epicur. Ep. 2 p.40 U.; of the ecliptic, Ocell. 2.23, Str. 6.2.1, Ptol. Tetr. 98, Placit. 2.12.2.
- 2 ambiguity, Tz.ad Hes. Op. 412.
λόξωσις -εως, ἡ [λοξόω ] obliquity, of the heaven Epic. 3.93; of the ecliptic Oc. 133.32 Aet. 2.12.2 Syn. Opusc. 3.5 etc.
● acc. pl. -ιας Syn. l.c.
● acc. pl. -ιας Syn. l.c.
λόξωσις, εως (ἡ) action de rendre oblique, d’où direction oblique, particul. en parl. de l’écliptique, Ocell. 2, 23 ; Ptol. Math. synt. 2, p. 88b ; Plut. M. 890e ||
➳ Acc. pl. ion. λοξώσιας, Epigr. (Syn. p. 312c).
Étym. λοξόω.
λόξωσις, ἡ, das Schräg-, Schiefmachen, die schräge, schiefe Richtung, Strab.; von der Ekliptik, ζωοφόρου λοξώσιας, Synes. 1 (APP 92); Plut. plac.phil. 2.23.
λόξωσις, ιος
- obliquity, of the ecliptic, Anth., Strab.