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(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother

The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between ?2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.

A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.

A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.

Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, whic…

A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, o…

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "h…

Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs.

One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. [See Illustr. of Groined vault.]

A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.

To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to pro…

The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of pro…