Definition of slant

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Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant..

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Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.
Draff :: Draff (n.) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..
Embrasure :: Embrasure (n.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate..
Bias :: Bias (a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth..
Slent :: Slent (n. & v.) See Slant.
Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..
Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..
Bevel :: Bevel (v. i.) To deviate or incline from an angle of 90ยก, as a surface; to slant..
Slantly :: Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
Slanting :: Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slan.
Slanting :: Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.
Bevel :: Bevel (n.) Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber..
Slant :: Slant (v. i.) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
Slant :: Slant (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Slant :: Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof..
Slantwise :: Slantwise (adv.) Alt. of Slantl.
Aslope :: Aslope (adv. & a.) Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.
Aslant :: Aslant (adv. & a.) Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
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