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| across |
so as to pass over at an angle; in or to a crosswise position. [1/6 definitions] |
| angle1 |
to move, bend, or adjust at an angle. [2/10 definitions] |
| arris |
in architecture, the edge, ridge, or line made when two surfaces meet at an angle, as in a molding. |
| askew |
out of line; at an angle. [1/2 definitions] |
| bevel |
an instrument with an adjustable arm used for drawing angles or setting a surface at an angle. [2/3 definitions] |
| bevel gear |
a gear with teeth angled or beveled so that it meshes with another gear whose shaft is at an angle of less than 180 degrees to its own shaft. |
| crosscurrent |
a current, as in a river, that moves at an angle to the main current. [1/2 definitions] |
| crosswind |
a wind blowing at an angle across the path of an airplane, ship, or the like. |
| Fresnel mirrors |
two mirrors joined together at an angle slightly less than 180 degrees, so that a beam of light falling on them is reflected in different directions, producing interference fringes where the reflected light overlaps. |
| glance |
to strike something at an angle and be turned aside. [1/6 definitions] |
| inclined |
at an angle from a horizontal or vertical position; slanted; sloping. [1/2 definitions] |
| lateen |
of or designating a triangular sail that is hung on a long, sloping yard, which is in turn attached at an angle to a short mast. [1/2 definitions] |
| miter |
a corner or joint formed by cutting two pieces of wood at an angle and joining them. [1/4 definitions] |
| oblique |
of military march, at an angle of forty-five degrees. [1/5 definitions] |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. [2 definitions] |
| skew |
to turn or go off at an angle; swerve. [2/6 definitions] |
| toe |
to hammer in at an angle, as a nail or spike, or to secure or connect by hammering a nail or the like in this way. [1/7 definitions] |
| traverse |
in skiing or climbing, to descend or ascend (a mountain or hill) at an angle instead of straight up or down. [1/11 definitions] |
| V-type engine |
an automobile engine in which the cylinders are lined up in two rows that are set at an angle to each other, forming a V. |
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