Plain English Meaning
Set on a slant rather than straight up-and-down or flat. The part is deliberately mounted at an angle so it can sense things it otherwise couldn't.
Full Definition
Tilted or set at an angle from a reference plane (typically vertical or horizontal). In the turn coordinator, the gyro is canted — its spin axis is tilted upward about 30 degrees from horizontal — so the instrument senses both roll and yaw rather than yaw alone.
Context Anchor
Seen in turn coordinator descriptions, especially when explaining why the instrument reacts as the airplane starts to enter a turn.
Derivation
From the older English and French word 'cant,' meaning a slope, slant, or tilted edge. If something is canted, it has been put on a cant — placed at an angle.
Why Pilots Care
The canted mounting lets one instrument display both roll and turn information, helping the pilot keep .