slanting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslæntɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æntɪŋ

Adjective

slanting (comparative more slanting, superlative most slanting)

1. Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.

Translations

not perpendicular

Armenian: թեք (hy) (tʻekʻ), շեղ (hy) (šeġ) Belarusian: касы́ (kasý), нахі́лены (naxíljeny) Chinese: Mandarin: 斜 (zh) (xié) French: oblique (fr) German: schräg (de) Greek: λοξός (el) (loxós) Ancient: λοξός (loxós) Javanese: mayat (jv) Latin: obliquus, obstitus Maori: kōnana, hāhā, tītaha, tīraha Occitan: oblic (oc), de galís (oc) Polish: skośny (pl), ukośny (pl) Russian: косо́й (ru) (kosój), накло́нный (ru) (naklónnyj) Ukrainian: коси́й (kosýj), похи́лий (poxýlyj)

Verb

slanting

1. present participle and gerund of slant

Noun

slanting (plural slantings)

1. The state or quality of being slanted.

   The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.

Translations

quality of being slanted

French: (please verify) en pente Polish: nachylenie (pl) n, pochylenie (pl) n, pochyłość (pl) f

Anagrams

• Lin-ts'ang, antlings, tanlings