Canted is an English word with synonyms like atilt or leaning. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Canted meaning
simple past and past participle of cant
Using Canted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of cant
- Useful related words include: atilt, leaning, tilted, tipped.
Context around Canted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Canted
- In this selection, "canted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, downward, vertical, slightly, blades, tails and side stand out and add context to how "canted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include canted side fins and effect as canted fins but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "canted" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with canted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The tail rotor is canted and features a rigid crossbeam. (10 words)
Canted side fins These are fins that lean out on an angle. (12 words)
Cupped side fins They have the same effect as canted fins but add more of a push-pull effect. (19 words)
The speed brake, weapon bay doors and engine exhausts are serrated to minimize the aircraft’s radar signature while the large, vertical, canted tails reduce the fighter’s infrared signature from certain angles. (33 words)
Even the five downward-canted blades atop the Comanche’s top rotor were designed to produce half as much noise as a regular helicopter. (24 words)
The archer then raises the bow and draws the string, with varying alignments for vertical versus slightly canted bow positions. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
Even the five downward-canted blades atop the Comanche’s top rotor were designed to produce half as much noise as a regular helicopter.
The speed brake, weapon bay doors and engine exhausts are serrated to minimize the aircraft’s radar signature while the large, vertical, canted tails reduce the fighter’s infrared signature from certain angles.
Canted side fins These are fins that lean out on an angle.
Cupped side fins They have the same effect as canted fins but add more of a push-pull effect.
The archer then raises the bow and draws the string, with varying alignments for vertical versus slightly canted bow positions.
The tail rotor is canted and features a rigid crossbeam.