Cant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006834",
  "term": "Cant",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To tilt or incline a vessel or a structural component from its upright or level position. In shipbuilding, a cant frame is a frame not at right angles to the keel, often found at the bow or stern where the hull lines converge. This angling is necessary to conform to the ship's curved shape.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "see_also": [
    "cantilever",
    "cant strip"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kantholz",
    "es": "canto",
    "fr": "chant"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cant/"
}