Atilt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹkəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatɪlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatɪlt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹkəs/.

Examples

the leaning tower of Pisa
the headstones were tilted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tilted leaning tipped canted

Parts of Speech

adjective

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

“the leaning tower of Pisa”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geneigt

Abweichen von der wahren Vertikalen oder Horizontalen oder dazu veranlasst werden, von der wahren Vertikalen oder Horizontalen abzuweichen

🇫🇷French

en inclinaison

s'écartant ou étant amené à s'écarter de la véritable verticale ou horizontale

🇪🇸Spanish

inclinado

apartarse o ser obligado a alejarse de la verdadera vertical u horizontal

🇮🇹Italian

inclinazione

allontanarsi o essere fatto allontanare dalla vera verticale o orizzontale

🇳🇱Dutch

kantelen

afwijkend of gedwongen worden af te wijken van de werkelijke verticale of horizontale stand

🇵🇹Portuguese

inclinar

partindo ou sendo levado a se afastar da verdadeira vertical ou horizontal

🇷🇺Russian

наперевес

отклонение или отклонение от истинной вертикали или горизонтали

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुकाये हुए

वास्तविक ऊर्ध्वाधर या क्षैतिज से प्रस्थान या प्रस्थान के कारण होना

🇮🇳Telugu

అటిల్ట్

నిజమైన నిలువు లేదా క్షితిజ సమాంతర నుండి బయలుదేరడం లేదా బయలుదేరడం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಟಿಲ್ಟ್

ನಿಜವಾದ ಲಂಬ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತಲದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಗಮಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಗಮಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倾斜

偏离或导致偏离真正的垂直或水平

🇯🇵Japanese

傾いている

真の垂直または水平から逸脱する、または逸脱させられる

🇰🇷Korean

기울어지다

실제 수직 또는 수평에서 벗어나거나 이탈하게 된 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêng

khởi hành hoặc bị gây ra đi chệch khỏi chiều dọc hoặc chiều ngang thực sự

🇹🇭Thai

เอียง

การพลัดพรากหรือถูกทำให้พลัดพรากจากแนวดิ่งหรือแนวนอนที่แท้จริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

miring

berangkat atau disebabkan menyimpang dari vertikal atau horizontal yang sebenarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على نحو مائل

المغادرة أو التسبب في الابتعاد عن الوضع الرأسي أو الأفقي الحقيقي

🇮🇷Persian

شیب

خروج از عمودی یا افقی واقعی

🇹🇷Turkish

yatay

Gerçek dikey veya yataydan ayrılmak veya ayrılmasına neden olmak

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The primary meaning of 'atilt' is 'departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal'.

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Using 'atilt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'atilt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'atilt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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