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Incline
Incline In*cline", n.
An inclined plane; an ascent o? descent; a grade or gradient;
a slope.
InclineIncline In*cline", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner,
incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare
to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an
object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline
toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.
2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense;
to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to
have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges
ix. 3.
Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both
the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.
Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. Incline
Incline In*cline", v. t.
1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction;
to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the
column or post to the east; incline your head to the
right.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii.
17.
2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or
affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix.
36.
Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head
or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden.
Meaning of Inclines from wikipedia
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Incline, inclined,
inclining, or
inclination may
refer to: Grade...
- the two
remaining p****enger
inclines served more than one
million commuters and
tourists annually. That year both
inclines were
designated as Historic...
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Incline Village is an
upmarket census-designated
place (CDP) on the
north s**** of Lake
Tahoe in
Washoe County, Nevada,
United States. The po****tion...
- The
Manitou Springs Incline, also
known as the
Manitou Incline or
simply the
Incline, is a po****r
hiking trail rising above Manitou Springs, Colorado...
- An
inclining test is a test
performed on a ship to
determine its stability,
lightship weight and the
coordinates of its
center of gravity. The test is...
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which were
often referred to as "planes"
rather than "
inclines";
staff who
worked on
inclines, for example, were
formally known as "Planemen". Initially...
- of two
surviving inclines in
Pittsburgh (the
other is the
nearby Duquesne Incline) from the
original 17 p****enger-carrying
inclines built there starting...
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balance inclines to
connect quarry galleries and
underground chambers with the
mills where slate was processed.
Examples of
substantial inclines were found...
- the
inclines business declined and most were
closed and removed. The
Monongahela Incline, the
first built in the city, and the
Duquesne Incline are the...
- In astronomy,
axial tilt, also
known as obliquity, is the
angle between an object's
rotational axis and its
orbital axis,
which is the line perpendicular...
