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Wobble vs Tilt - What's the difference?

wobble | tilt |

In lang=en terms the difference between wobble and tilt

is that wobble is to cause to wobble while tilt is to cover with a tilt, or awning.

As nouns the difference between wobble and tilt

is that wobble is an unsteady motion while tilt is a slope or inclination (uncountable) or tilt can be a canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.

As verbs the difference between wobble and tilt

is that wobble is to move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro while tilt is to slope or incline (something); to slant or tilt can be to cover with a tilt, or awning.

wobble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An unsteady motion.
    • The fat man walked down the street with a wobble .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Neil Johnston , title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guedioura's long-range shot.}}
  • A tremulous sound.
    • There was a wobble on her high notes.
  • (music) A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep

    • Synonyms

    * (unsteady motion ): jiggle, quiver, shake, tremble * (tremulous sound ): quaver, tremble, tremolo, vibrato

    Verb

    (wobbl)
  • To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • To tremble or quaver.
  • To vacillate in one's opinions.
  • To cause to wobble.

    • Synonyms

    * (move with an uneven or rocking motion ): judder, shake, shudder, tremble * (quaver ): quaver, quiver, tremble * (vacillate ): falter, vacillate, waffle, waver * (cause to wobble ): jiggle, rock, shake, wiggle

    Derived terms

    * wobbler * wobbly

    tilt

    English

    (wikipedia tilt)

    Etymology 1

    Old English tyltan'' "to be unsteady"; Middle English ''tilte . Cognate with Icelandic . The nominal sense of "a joust" appears around 1510, presumably derived from the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with . The modern transitive meaning is from 1590, the intransitive use appears 1620.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To slope or incline (something); to slant
    • Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
  • (jousting ) To charge (at someone) with a lance
  • * William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet act III, scene I
    • He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.
  • * Tennyson
    • But in this tournament can no man tilt .
  • To be at an angle
  • * Grew
    • The trunk of the body is kept from tilting forward by the muscles of the back.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 20 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992) , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=“Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa. }}
  • To point or thrust a weapon at.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • * 1819 , , Otho the Great , Act V, Scene V, verses 52-54
    • I say I quarrell’d with you;
    We did not tilt each other, — that’s a blessing, —
    Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!
  • To point or thrust (a weapon).
  • * J. Philips
    • Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.
  • To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
    • to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
  • (poker) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck).
  • (photography) To move a camera vertically in a controlled way.
    • Synonyms
    * slope * incline * slant
    Coordinate terms
    * (photography) pan, cant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a slope or inclination (uncountable)
  • a jousting contest (countable)
  • A thrust, as with a lance.
    • (Addison)
  • (photography) the controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this
  • an attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=City will now make the Premier League an even bigger priority, while regrouping and planning again for what they hope will be another tilt at the Champions League next season.}}
  • tilt hammer
  • The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) telt, from (etyl) ). More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
  • Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
    • (Denham)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with a tilt, or awning.

    • Derived terms

    * at full tilt * atilt * on tilt

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