slant

== English == === Etymology === Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈslɑːnt/ (Northern England, Midlands, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈslant/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈslant/, /ˈslaːnt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈslænt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈslæːnt/ (South Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈslɐːnt/ Hyphenation: slant Rhymes: -ænt, -ɑːnt === Noun === slant (plural slants) A slope; an incline, inclination. A sloped surface or line. (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text. An oblique movement or course. (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes. A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours. A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions. (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement. (originally US) A point of view, an angle. Synonym: bias (US) A look, a glance. (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian. ==== Synonyms ==== (typography): See slash ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== slent ==== Translations ==== === Verb === slant (third-person singular simple present slants, present participle slanting, simple past and past participle slanted) (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline. Synonym: pitch (transitive) To bias or skew. (Scotland, intransitive) To lie or exaggerate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aslant slent ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === slant Sloping; oblique; slanted. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Slant”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === lants == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === slant c a (less valuable) coin (by extension) a sum of money, a penny ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== för hela slanten grindslant (“gate coin”) hålla i slantarna singla slant === Verb === slant past indicative of slinta === References === “slant”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “slant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “slant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)