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glacis

noun

Definition of glacisnext
as in diagonal

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Recent Examples of glacis If a large laser takes five seconds to burn through a tank’s glacis plate, a modern chemical energy gun can engage two separate targets in the same amount of time. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020 Instead, the succeeding Jewish kingdom under Hasmonean rule cut into the glacis during construction in later years. — National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glacis
  1. diagonal
  2. gradient
  3. incline
  4. tilt
  5. lean
  6. pitch
  7. rake
  8. hill
Noun
  • Tzolis plays the pass and, because the Arsenal players are attacking the diagonal, there are a number of receivers available.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The most astonishing thing about this is that these numbers appear in the simplest contexts, such as when calculating the circumference of a circle or the diagonal of a square.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Definition of diagonal
Noun
  • It was already known that this gradient increased the odds of adverse outcomes arising in other conditions.
    — Mike McRae September 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s not a limit of the medium; color could run on a gradient just as easily.
    — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gradient
Noun
  • Waiting until cases are clearly on a sharp incline can mean protection will come too late.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The ride takes visitors up a 100-foot incline before sending them downhill at speeds exceeding 50 mph.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of incline
Noun
  • The cover can be unfolded so that a strip magnetically attaches to the top of the panel's lid, while the monitor's lower edge can fit into either of two grooves in the cover's base, letting the screen rest at your choice of two tilt angles.
    — Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Rybakina and Sabalenka know each other’s games well, having previously met 17 times on the WTA Tour, with Rybakina winning the last two tilts – earning the Australian Open and WTA Finals titles.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tilt
Noun
  • This tonal take leans into a moodier palette of gray, purple, and blue, with fish motifs bringing a charming touch to the cool-toned look.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The furniture and decor for your little one leans into that fleeting window of imagination, bringing color, whimsy, and playfulness to make their room feel unmistakably theirs.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of lean
Noun
  • As a teenager Raphinha played football in the city’s várzea network (unregulated community tournaments played on clay pitches).
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This last concert of the Yankee Stadium run promised to be a career-spanning revue—an enticing pitch, as the later albums have felt more like exercises in brand management.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pitch
Noun
  • At Fresh Kills, Wilson worked as a sifter, combing through debris with a metal rake.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Much hyped entering Week 1 last year after a stellar camp, the then rookie continuously stepped on weekly rakes.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rake
Noun
  • Iconic views of both sea and Grand Prix road below the cantilevered hills ensure that guests slide into the prestigious fantasy of the place with nary a hitch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The film, which Variety unveiled last year, follows Sethu and Nikita, who, in the wake of their young daughter’s death, retreat to an isolated house in the hills of Idukki in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hill

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