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Definition of "canted" [cant•ed]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of cant. (verb)
  • Having angles. (adjective)
  • Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping. (adjective)

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Use "canted" in a sentence
  • "What is the reason for the askew or 'canted' framing in this clip?"
  • "You can see it from street level, too, as you emerge from the Waterfront Metro station, a bold expanse of canted glass, supported by inclined wooden columns and capped by a shimmering, white, cloudlike roof."
  • "The Grongorgan ship sat; canted and smoking disproportionate smoke."