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verb
- 1. slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal: "a plowed field slanted up to the skyline" Similar
- 2. present or view (information) from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way: "everybody slants their research, whether they admit it or not" Similar
noun
- 1. a sloping position: "the hedge grew at a slant" Similar
- 2. a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented: "a new slant on science" Similar
adjective
- 1. sloping: "slant pockets"
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Oct 27, 2003 · slant. A derogatory term used to refer to those of Asian descent. More accurately, it tends to refer to anybody with slanted eyes. Japan's full of slants.
Slanted refers to something that is positioned, presented, or designed in a way that leans or slopes to the side, or is not straight, horizontal or vertical. In a less literal sense, it can also refer to something that is biased or presented from a particular perspective, often favoring one side over another.
Spanish: terciar - inclinación - sesgo - sesgo ideológico - corte. Synonyms: slope, angle, incline, tilt, lean, more... Collocations: [hung, positioned, placed] at a slant, the slant of the [ceiling, roof], the [road, deck, property] is on a slant, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "slant" in the title:
Slant height, on the other hand, is the distance from the base to the top edge of a slanted or inclined surface. In geometric shapes such as cones and pyramids, the height is the perpendicular distance from the base to the apex or vertex, while the slant height is the distance along the slanted surface from the base to the apex.
