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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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ARLTAM, (a Term aled in che TardS FOF
buildins Strips) is Old Ropes untwisted
and pulled again oue sine, into loose FTemp Or
Flax, wwirh a Desien eo drire ic into the Seams,
Trennels, and Rends oF a Strip, EO SOP OF PrC
vent a Lcak.
OAZY, Or Oazie Cround: 50 the Seamen
call (otr, dimr, muddy Oround. This is noc
300d Anchorase, because the Anchor cannor
hold firm, buc will come home (a5 ther call ic,
in 2 Scress oF Weather; besides it will ror cheir
Cables, if a Strip ride lons over such Ground:
Buc then it is good to bring a Ship a- ground up-
on because e can chere dock her selF, and lic
FOtr; but vet it Me lie lons, Me wil rOr her
Plank, and spoil the Oakham in Hex SCaMS.
OBFL A, is che Sasittalis Satura in the SKuiI
(See Saxittalis) Which touches the Coronal Su.
cure Forvard, and che Lamdoidat backward;
For ic is made of the mutual Conjunction ot the
Bones oF the Forehead. Blanchard.
OBELISKE, is a magnificent high Piece o
Solid Marble, or orher sine Stone; travins ulu-
ally Four Faces, and lesenins uprvards by De
grees, till it ends in a Poine like a Prramid.
OBTEOTWVE LinC. ScC Line Objective.
OB)ECI- Clas, oF a Telescope or MicrOl.
2. HF che Declination be Souct, the Sum of
the Rishe Ascension, and che Ascensionat Diffe-
rence, 15 che Oblique Ascension:
20 find che Oblique Descention.
I. IE ihe Dectination Be Norct, che Sum oE
he Risht ascension, and Ascensional Difference,
is che Oblique Descension.
2. HE cte Declinarion be Souch, che Disie.
rence beciveen the Righe Ascension, and che As-
censional Difference, is the Oblique Descension.
OBLIODE aneles. Sec Angles Oblique.
OBLIODE Descension, is thaE ParE OF che
Equinoctial ertrich sets wich the Sun OF Star, OE
rith anr Point ot che Ilcarens, in an Oblique
Sphere.
OBLIODE Plains, in Diallins, ae such 25
recline From che Zenith, Or incline ro the ITori-
Zon: Jhe Obliguier ot vrhich inclination Oe
Reclination, is catily found by a Ouadrant: bc-
ins an Ark oF some Aximuth or Verrical Cirele
cope, is that Ctals wtich is placed at thar end intercepted between the Vertex of the PlacC
oF che Tube wrhichis next the Object.
OBLATA, is a Word uscd in the Exchequer
signity ins OId Debes broushe rosether trom pre-
Cedene Tears, and pur to che presene Sheriss
Charge. i
OBETGATION, is a Bond containins a Pe
naler, with a Condirion annex d, cither For Pay
ment oF Moner, Pertormance of Corenants, Or
and oF that Plane; also obserre, this Azimurh
Or Verricat Circle is alvars perpendicular 10
the Plane.
OBLIODE Saitins, is wohen che Stix run-
neth upon some Rhumb between any oF che
Four Cardinal Poines, matins an Oblique AM
Ele wich the Meridian; and then Mc changett
continually boch L acitude and Lonsitude. There
che like; and (o difters trom a Bill char hach no are Phrce tinds ot oblique Sailine, viz. Plain
Penalty nor Condition; and yet a Bill may be
Obligacorr.
Sailins. Mercators or Wrishes Sailins, ad
Oreat Circle Sailins; Wtrich lec.
OBLIGOR, is he chac enters into such an The Seamen call also the Application ot the
Oblisarion; and Oblizee, the Person ro wtom Method oE Calcularine the Parrs of Oblique
2E is entred inFO.
Plane Triansles, in order co furd the Distance
OBLIODE Ascension, is that Degree and Mi- oF a Strip from any Cape, Flead, Land, Csc. Ob-
inre OF the Equinoctias vtrich risech wvith che lique Sailine.
Centre oF che Sun or Star, er with any Point O
hetsearens, in an Oblique Sphere.
20 find the Sures Oblique Ascension by the Globe,
Brins the Suns Place to the FTorizon on che
Fast side; and che Number oF Degrees inter-
cepted between thac Degree oF che Lquinoctial
ertichi is nom come roche Florizon, and che BC
dinnins oE dries, is che Oblique Ascension.
OBLIOSE Sphere,. is where che Pole is ele-
rared any Number ot Degrees lels than 90De-
orees, and consequeney che Axis oE che Wortd,
che Equaror, and Parallels ot Declinarion, wilt
euc che Horizon obliguels; utience comes is
Name.
OBLIODOS Superior, 2 Musele oc che Fteac.
votrich ariserh Aestis From the back- PaEE OF che
crantrerse Process oE che FirA Verrebra oF che
Neck, and in is somenvtrar oblique Ascent De-
cometh a Recty Belly, and lesenins ic sel again,
is inserred ro the Os Occipitis, larerally. By rhis,
cosecher wich ies Parruer, (ther never actins
separarels) ehe Head is mored backwards on
the Ars Vertebrae.
OBLTODOS Inferior, is a Muscle oF the
F. IF etic Declination be NTorrh, phe Disfe- Flead, arisins Recty FrOM FHC FXFCrNAL PAFE OE
the Sxinal Procets ot the Second Verrebra OE the
Neck, close by the Origination OF Che RectuS
Major; aud beine dilated inco a Rectis Bells.
pasles
F0 find the Oblique Ascention, havins the Ri8
ACcension and Alcensional Ditferen stou
rence berreen the Richi Ascension and the Ascen
Sienat Dissetenee, 1d ue Obtigue acenton rectle
red.