Bias
/ˈbaɪəs/
noun
Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.
The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
verb
To place bias upon; to influence.
“Our prejudices bias our views.”
adjective
Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
Synonyms: biased
adverb
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.
“to cut cloth bias”