Definition of slanting

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Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.

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Sponson :: Sponson (n.) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
Aslant :: Aslant (adv. & a.) Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
Slanting :: Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.
Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..
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..
Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..
Bias :: Bias (a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth..
Slanting :: Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slan.
Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..
Slope :: Slope (v. t.) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment..
Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined..
Slant :: Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant..
Bevel :: Bevel (a.) Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.
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