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Slant

noun/slˈænt/
Definition
a biased way of looking at or presenting something
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈænt/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈant/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈant/
1 syllable Say it as /slˈænt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna biased way of looking at or presenting something
noundegree of deviation from a horizontal plane
“the roof had a steep pitch”
verblie obliquely
“A scar slanted across his face”
verbpresent with a bias
“He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”
verbto incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
verbheel over
“The tower is tilting”
Word Forms
slantverbpresent with a bias
pitchverbheel over
slantnoundegree of deviation from a horizontal plane
weightnoun(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
leannounthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
leanernoun(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
tiltnounthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
anglenounthe space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
cantnouna slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
tilternouna device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs
pitchnoundegree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schräg
eine voreingenommene Art, etwas zu betrachten oder darzustellen
🇫🇷French
incliner
une manière biaisée de regarder ou de présenter quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
inclinación
una forma sesgada de ver o presentar algo
🇮🇹Italian
inclinazione
un modo parziale di guardare o presentare qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
schuin
een bevooroordeelde manier om naar iets te kijken of iets te presenteren
🇵🇹Portuguese
inclinação
uma maneira tendenciosa de olhar ou apresentar algo
🇷🇺Russian
наклон
предвзятый взгляд на что-либо или представление чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तिरछा
किसी चीज़ को देखने या प्रस्तुत करने का पक्षपातपूर्ण तरीका
🇧🇩Bengali
তির্যক
কিছু দেখার বা উপস্থাপন করার একটি পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট উপায়
🇮🇳Tamil
சாய்வு
எதையாவது பார்க்கும் அல்லது முன்வைக்கும் ஒரு சார்புடைய வழி
🇮🇳Telugu
వాలుగా
ఏదైనా చూడటం లేదా ప్రదర్శించే పక్షపాత మార్గం
🇮🇳Marathi
तिरकस
काहीतरी पाहण्याचा किंवा सादर करण्याचा पक्षपाती मार्ग
🇮🇳Gujarati
ત્રાંસુ
કંઈક જોવાની અથવા પ્રસ્તુત કરવાની પક્ષપાતી રીત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಓರೆ
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನೋಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸುವ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತದ ಮಾರ್ಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചരിഞ്ഞത്
എന്തെങ്കിലും നോക്കുന്നതിനോ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ഒരു പക്ഷപാതപരമായ മാർഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁਕਾਅ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ ਤਰੀਕਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ترچھا
کسی چیز کو دیکھنے یا پیش کرنے کا ایک متعصب طریقہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
倾斜
看待或呈现某事物的有偏见的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
傾斜
何かを見方または提示する偏った方法
🇰🇷Korean
경사
무언가를 보거나 제시하는 편향된 방식
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xiên
một cách thiên vị để nhìn vào hoặc trình bày một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
เอียง
วิธีลำเอียงในการดูหรือนำเสนอบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
miring
cara yang bias dalam memandang atau menyajikan sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
pahilig
isang bias na paraan ng pagtingin o paglalahad ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
senget
cara memandang atau mempersembahkan sesuatu yang berat sebelah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مائل
طريقة متحيزة للنظر إلى شيء ما أو تقديمه
🇮🇷Persian
مایل
روشی مغرضانه برای نگاه کردن یا ارائه چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
eğimli
bir şeye önyargılı bakma veya sunma yolu
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲלַכסוֹן
דרך מוטה להסתכל או להציג משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'slant'?
The primary meaning of 'slant' is 'a biased way of looking at or presenting something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'slant' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'slant' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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