canted

Meanings

• Adjective

  Slanted or tilted, especially unintentionally or to an extreme degree.

  - "The picture was hung canted on the wall."
  - "The old ship sailed with a canted mast."
  - "The floor was canted, making it difficult to walk."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with canted
ranted , panted , ranted , supported

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Variants

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cant , canted , canting , cants

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'leaning to one side'. From Middle English cant, from Old North French chanter 'to sing' (from Latin canere 'to sing'), because a ship that was canted would sing as it scraped the bottom.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'canted' is also used in the field of astronomy to describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.

2. In the game of pool, a canted pool cue can give the player an unfair advantage.

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Related Concepts

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1. skew: Related concept: 'Skew' is a term used to describe a condition of being not parallel, level, or symmetrical. It is often used in mathematics and statistics to describe data that is not evenly distributed.

2. perspective: Related concept: 'Perspective' is a way of looking at or interpreting something. In art, it refers to the visual representation of three-dimensional space on a flat surface.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'canted' has been used to describe a character or situation that is biased or skewed. In art, a canted perspective can be used to create a sense of depth or to emphasize certain elements.

How to Memorize "canted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a picture that is tilted or slanted to remember the meaning of 'canted'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'canted' with the idea of something being tilted or slanted.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the word 'cant' as meaning 'leaning to one side'.

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