slants

Noun

slant (plural slants)

1. A slope; an incline, inclination.
   • The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
2. A sloped surface or line.
3. A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
4. Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
   • Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.[1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240

   Synonyms:

   slash, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text

5. An oblique movement or course.
6. A sloping surface in a culture medium.

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