tilt
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2.8
- noun
- /tɪlt/
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inclinación
- Now, if the tilt is gradual, it means that the force is small.
- head tilt
- tilt angle
- degrees of tilt
That is the amount of tilt on this forward wing.
- That is the amount of tilt on this forward wing.
- The actual tilt is pretty much the same as the one for Earth.
- Here tilt happens naturally, and adding pan and tilt to have those diagonal movements works great.
- This switch pin, this pin number six is where we connect the tilt sensor.
- I mean, come on, let's put the head tilt down.
- The ancient Maya calculated cycles of time based on Earth's location and space, tilt, angle, wobble, and the orbit.
- And so you start to see the tilt now, you start to see the development of the top.
- We need to buy a till if the tilt is going here, wood as well.
- And then also the next thing is having good soil tilt.
Examples
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Everything matches: planet size, 23-degree axial tilt, distance from the Sun, orbital period.
Fiction book (2000) -
If the table has a small tilt, it will move slowly.
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And we actually have the tilt of our Earth to thank for being here.
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The actual tilt is pretty much the same as the one for Earth.
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This house is on a bit of a tilt, -
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See, it's on a tilt here.
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The car is at such a tilt that all she can see is the sky.
Fiction book (1997) -
You may notice a slight tilt.
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The group uses electronic level sensors that can sense tilts of a few nanoradians.
Academic text (1999) -
The car is at such a tilt that all she can see is the sky.
Synonyms
69
3.2
How much a line or surface tilts from flat ground
45
5.0
A slant of a surface or object
30
9.1
A tilt of a ship or structure to one side
5
6.3
The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
A slant in a building or object
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A long wooden fence between two knights during a joust to stop them hitting each other
A small movement of the head to one side that shows curiosity or confusion
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
How Tilted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tilt began with the simple idea of 'to tip' or 'to lean' — imagine a picture frame that is not straight and leans to one side. So a tilt is an ordinary word for a slant or lean from the upright position.