tilt - use in sentences

Object

  • mirror: I tilted the mirror, inspecting my tongue, my palette.
  • balance: A combination of factors finally tilted the balance against the Germans.
  • head: Tilt the head of your bed upwards four inches.
  • axis: This system gives quite a wide range of friction control down to virtual zero drag and operates on both pan and tilt axis.

Converse of object

  • adjust: Use the keyboard tray mechanism, or keyboard feet, to adjust the tilt.

Preposition: at

  • windmill: TS Eden was a glorious tilt at a windmill.
  • angle: However, the Moon's orbit is tilted at a slight angle.

Adjective modifier

  • axial: If there was no axial tilt, there would be no seasons.
  • pelvic: This forward pelvic tilt also allows more internal rotation than happens when the pelvis is held in neutral alignment.
  • lateral: The sky line radiograph taken at 30 degrees of knee flexion may show lateral tilt of the patella onto the lateral facet.
  • treble: Control features include source, bass and treble tilt, listening axis, volume, time-compensated balance and absolute phase.
  • slight: The fork does indeed appear to have a slight upward tilt to its handle.

Modifies a noun

  • angle: Allows the user to: 1. Put image tilt angles into header.
  • sensor: Archers McLeans Mercury anyone with a full tilt sensor instead of using keys?
  • hammer: He may have seen this water driven tilt hammer used for crushing metal ore in Yorkshire.

Noun used with modifier

  • talar: Mechanics of the anterior draw and talar tilt tests.
  • patella: This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thining of the articular cartilage.
  • dipole: No systematic variation in the dipole tilt angle was observed which could explain these observations.
  • mercury: Doesnât help that Wario Ware Twisted features a mercury tilt switch!

Preposition: in

  • favor: The Green Paper ignores the way in which planning legislation is tilted in favor of the developer.

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