"biais" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bjɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-biais.wav Forms: biaise [feminine], biais [masculine, plural], biaises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes". Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|pro|biais|t=oblique direction}} Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), {{der|fr|VL.|*bigassius}} Vulgar Latin *bigassius, {{der|fr|grc|ἐπικάρσιος||athwart}} Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), {{der|fr|VL.|*biaxius}} Vulgar Latin *biaxius Head templates: {{fr-adj}} biais (feminine biaise, masculine plural biais, feminine plural biaises)
  1. slant, slanting
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-adj-6BRlbU4j Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 27 25 9 6 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 25 8 6 23

Noun

IPA: /bjɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-biais.wav Forms: biais [plural]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes". Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|pro|biais|t=oblique direction}} Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), {{der|fr|VL.|*bigassius}} Vulgar Latin *bigassius, {{der|fr|grc|ἐπικάρσιος||athwart}} Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), {{der|fr|VL.|*biaxius}} Vulgar Latin *biaxius Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} biais m (plural biais)
  1. means, way Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-noun-p1R~tROh Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 25 24 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 27 25 9 6 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 25 8 6 23
  2. angle, aspect, way Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-noun--5OlIll0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 25 24 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 27 25 9 6 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 25 8 6 23
  3. (textiles) bias Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-noun--kgk6DdG Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  4. slant, diagonal line Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-noun-4yVoYi3z
  5. (sociology, psychology) bias Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Psychology, Sociology
    Sense id: en-biais-fr-noun--kgk6DdG1 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 25 24 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 27 25 9 6 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 25 8 6 23 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biaisé

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "billet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biais"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French adjectives",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Old Occitan",
    "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms derived from Old Occitan",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "viés",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: viés",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: viés"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "bies",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bies",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: bies"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "biye",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: biye",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: biye"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pro",
        "3": "biais",
        "t": "oblique direction"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*bigassius"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *bigassius",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἐπικάρσιος",
        "4": "",
        "5": "athwart"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cut"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*biaxius"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *biaxius",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius \"with two axes\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "biaise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biais",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biaises",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "biais (feminine biaise, masculine plural biais, feminine plural biaises)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slant, slanting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slant",
          "slant"
        ],
        [
          "slanting",
          "slanting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bjɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-biais.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Ltrlg-biais.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "billet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biais"
}

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