slanting

English

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -æntɪŋ

Adjective

slanting (comparative more slanting, superlative most slanting)

Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.

Translations

not perpendicular

Armenian: թեք (hy) (tʿekʿ)
Belarusian: касы́ (kasý), нахі́лены (naxíljeny)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 斜 (zh) (xié)
French: oblique (fr)
German: schräg (de)
Greek:
Ancient: λοξός (loxós)

Latin: obliquus
Maori: kōnana, hāhā, tītaha
Polish: skośny (pl), ukośny (pl)
Russian: косо́й (ru) (kosój), накло́нный (ru) (naklónnyj)
Ukrainian: коси́й (kosýj), похи́лий (poxýlyj)

Verb

slanting

present participle of slant

Noun

slanting (plural slantings)

The state or quality of being slanted.
The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.

Translations

quality of being slanted

French: en pente

Polish: nachylenie (pl) n, pochylenie (pl) n, pochyłość (pl) f

Anagrams

antlings, tanlings

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