скос — meaning in English

English meaning

• obliquity noun The state of being at a slant rather than upright or level, or the size of that slant.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.

Senses

скос is used for these senses in English:

• bevel An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• obliquity The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]

obliquity — full definition

1. noun The state of being at a slant rather than upright or level, or the size of that slant.
2. noun A wrong or dishonest turn in someone's thinking or behaviour.
3. noun The trait of being unclear, sometimes on purpose, often used to soften a difficult point.

slant — full definition

1. noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
2. noun A particular point of view or way of presenting something, often biased.
3. verb To lean or tilt at an angle.
4. verb To present information in a biased way.

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