English Dictionary

slant

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈslænt/

名詞

アメリカ英語 廃用 俗語 オーストラリア英語 軽蔑的 民族名 差別語

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.

日本語の意味

斜面、傾斜（傾き） / 斜めに傾いた表面または線 / 採鉱用語: 地層の傾斜や Strike に対し斜めに掘られる走行（採掘路）

The slant of the hill made it difficult to build a stable foundation.

その丘の斜面は安定した基礎を作るのを難しくした。

意味（1）

A slope; an incline, inclination.

The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.

意味（2）

A sloped surface or line.

意味（3）

(mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.

意味（4）

(typography) 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.

意味（5）

An oblique movement or course.

意味（6）

(biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.

意味（7）

A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.

意味（8）

A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.

意味（9）

A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.

意味（10）

(US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.

意味（11）

(slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.

意味（12）

(Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.

意味（13）

(originally US) A point of view, an angle.

It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.

意味（14）

(US) A look, a glance.

All batters looked alike to him—I don't believe he ever took a slant at the averages;

意味（15）

(US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.

slants （ plural ）