slant
/ˈslænt/ noun C1- A slope; an incline, inclination. · The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
- A sloped surface or line.
- A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- An oblique movement or course.
- 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.
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