untilt

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verb

To restore to its original orientation, from a tilted orientation.

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Meanings

verbuntilt (third-person singular simple present untilts, present participle untilting, simple past and past participle untilted)

present singular third person untilts · participle present untilting · participle past untilted · past untilted

  1. transitiveTo restore to its original orientation, from a tilted orientation.

    This giveaway allows astronomers to "untilt" the orbit and calculate its true dimensions.

    1982, Howard S. Goldberg, Michael D. Scadron, Physics of Stellar Evolution and Cosmology, page 106

Origin

From un- + tilt.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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