al bies — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
Senses
al bies is used for these senses in English:
- bias In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.
- on the bias (textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)
bias — full definition
- noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
- noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
- verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.