Definition
Meaning of 'bias'
Meaning of 'bias' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Bias 
[ a.]
- Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [ a.]- Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
2. Bias [ adv.]
- In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as,
to cut cloth bias. [ adv.]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. [ n.]- 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. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'bias' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bias [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- influence in an unfair way
- influence in an unfair way
Example in sentence:
- you are biasing my choice by telling me yours
2. bias [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
Example in sentence:
- a bias fold
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