slant
verb
/ˈslænt/
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/ˈslɑːnt/
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- (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
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inclinare,
pendere
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slant
noun
/ˈslænt/
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/ˈslɑːnt/
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- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
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angolatura,
inclinazione,
pendenza,
pendio,
tendenza
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- 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.
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angolatura,
tendenza
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slanted
adjective
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- Placed at an angle, on a slant.
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bislacca
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slanting
adjective
/ˈslæntɪŋ/
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- Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
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bislacca
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slanting
noun
/ˈslæntɪŋ/
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- The state or quality of being slanted.
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declivio
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