Meanings
plural slant lines
- mediaSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240Synonyms: slash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Origin
Used to distinguish the intended sense of slant.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
slant line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slant%20line
“slant line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slant%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slant line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slant%20line.
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