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slant verb

  /ˈslænt/ , /ˈslɑːnt/
  • (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
 incliner, pencher
  • (transitive) To bias or skew.
 biaiser

slant noun

  /ˈslænt/ , /ˈslɑːnt/
  • A slope; an incline, inclination.
  • A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
 biais, connotation
  • A sloped surface or line.
  • (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
  • (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
  • An oblique movement or course.
  • (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
  • A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
  • A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
  • (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
  • (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
  • (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
  • (originally, _, US) A point of view, an angle.
  • (US) A look, a glance.
  • (US, ethnic slur, pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
 connotation

slanting adjective

  /ˈslæntɪŋ/
  • Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
 oblique

slanting noun

  /ˈslæntɪŋ/
  • The state or quality of being slanted.
 en pente

slanted adjective

  • Placed at an angle, on a slant.
 incliné, oblique, penché
slant range
distance-temps
slant-eyed
aux œil bridé
slant range image
image topographique ambiguë
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