"downslant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downslants [plural]
Etymology: From down- + slant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|slant}} down- + slant Head templates: {{en-noun}} downslant (plural downslants)
  1. A downward slant.
    Sense id: en-downslant-en-noun-z0Qh3jJx

Verb

Forms: downslants [present, singular, third-person], downslanting [participle, present], downslanted [participle, past], downslanted [past]
Etymology: From down- + slant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|slant}} down- + slant Head templates: {{en-verb}} downslant (third-person singular simple present downslants, present participle downslanting, simple past and past participle downslanted)
  1. To slant downward.
    Sense id: en-downslant-en-verb-iObLtRWy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with down-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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