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untilting

untilting is the present participle and gerund of untilt.

Meaning of untilt

Verb

untilt (third-person singular simple present untilts, present participle untilting, simple past and past participle untilted)

  1. (transitive) To restore to its original orientation, from a tilted orientation.
    • This giveaway allows astronomers to "untilt" the orbit and calculate its true dimensions.1982, Howard S. Goldberg, Michael D. Scadron, Physics of Stellar Evolution and Cosmology, page 106

Questions about untilting

What is untilting the present participle and gerund of?
Untilting is the present participle and gerund of untilt.

Words near untilting in the dictionary

  1. untillable
  2. untilled
  3. untilt
  4. untiltable
  5. untilted
  6. untilting
  7. untilts
  8. untimbered
  9. untime
  10. untimed
  11. untimeless

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