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Meaning of 'bias' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bias [ a.]
- Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
- Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
2 . Bias [ adv.]
- In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
3 . Bias [ n.]
- A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.
- A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.
- A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
4 . Bias [ v. t.]
- To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

Meaning of 'bias' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bias [ v]
Meaning (1):
- influence in an unfair way
Example in sentence:
  • you are biasing my choice by telling me yours
2 . bias [ s]
Meaning (2):
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
Example in sentence:
  • a bias fold

Nearby Words:

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