slanting

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slanting

/ˈslæntɪŋ/

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adjective more slanting · most slanting

Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of slant

noun slantings

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

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adj not perpendicular

中文	斜 xié
Français	oblique
Deutsch	schräg
Ελληνικά	λοξός loxós
Русский	косо́й kosój, накло́нный naklónnyj

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@misc{slanting_2026,
  title = {slanting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slanting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}