See Also: slant(1)(dictionary)
slant(2)(dictionary)
slant(3)(dictionary)
slant(4)(dictionary)
slant culture(medicine)
slant 1, verb(dictionary)
slant 2, noun(dictionary)
tibio-talar slant(medicine)

slant(1) (iou)



slant adverb & adjective. [slɑ:nt] L15.
[Aphet. from ASLANT.]
A. adverb. In a slanting, sloping, or oblique manner or direction; aslant. L15.
b. adjective.
Of wind etc.: coming from the side; moving obliquely. E17.
Having an oblique position or direction; inclined from the perpendicular or horizontal. L18.
b. Of direction: oblique. L18.
Special collocations & comb.: slant-eyed adjective having slanting eyes. slant-eye(s) slang (derog. & racially offensive) a slant-eyed (spec. oriental) person. slant height the height of a cone from the vertex to the periphery of the base. slant-line = SLANT noun1 1e.
slantly adverb slantingly, obliquely E18.
slanty adjective slanting E20.