in a slanting direction

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• Direction and Position — above: (G): hyper ; (L): super , supra across: (G): dia ; (L): trans against: (G): anti ; (L): contra apart: (G): dia ; (L): dis apex: (G): aero ; (L): apic around: (L): ambi ; (L): circum ; (G): peri away: (G): apo backward: (G): opisth ,… …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• slanting — adjective having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑sloped, ↑sloping • Similar to: ↑inclined …   Useful english dictionary

• di|ag´o|nal|ly — di|ag|o|nal «dy AG uh nuhl», noun, adjective, verb, naled, naling or (especially British) nalled, nal|ling. –n. 1. a) a straight line or plane that cuts across in a slanting direction, often from corner to corner. b) Geometry. a line connecting… …   Useful english dictionary

• di|ag|o|nal — «dy AG uh nuhl», noun, adjective, verb, naled, naling or (especially British) nalled, nal|ling. –n. 1. a) a straight line or plane that cuts across in a slanting direction, often from corner to corner. b) Geometry. a line connecting two… …   Useful english dictionary

• slant — I. verb Etymology: Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly Date: 1644 intransitive verb 1. to take a diagonal course, direction, or path 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aslant — I. adverb or adjective Date: 14th century in a slanting direction ; obliquely II. preposition Date: 1596 over or across in a slanting direction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• splay — /splay/, v.t. 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to make with a splay or splays. 4. to disjoin; dislocate. v.i. 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to spread or flare. n. 7 …   Universalium

• slantwise — adj. sloping, inclined, slanting adv. at an angle, obliquely, in a slanting direction …   English contemporary dictionary

• splay — [[t]spleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out, expand, or extend 2) to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel 3) to disjoin; dislocate 4) to have an oblique or slanting direction 5) to spread or flare 6) archit. a surface that makes an oblique… …   From formal English to slang

• splay — /spleɪ / (say splay) verb (t) 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to make with a splay or splays. 4. to disjoin; dislocate. –verb (i) 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to… …  

• a|slant — «uh SLANT, SLAHNT», adverb, preposition, adjective. –adv. in a slanting direction. –prep. slantingly across. –adj. slanting …   Useful english dictionary