| 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. 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. Synonym: To lean, slope, slant, tend, bend. Origin: 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 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) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| inclined | 1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue. "Each pensively inclined." 2. <mathematics> Making an angle with some line or plane; said of a line or plane. 3. <botany> Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost. Inclined plane. An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| inclined grate | A type of furnace in which fuel enters at the top part of a grate in a continuous ribbon, passes over the upper drying section where moisture is removed, and descends into the lower burning section. Ash is removed at the lower part of the grate. (05 Dec 1998) |
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tend: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student" slope: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" slope: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" ramp: an inclined surface connecting two levels dispose: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
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| incline |
Any entry to a mine that is not vertical (shaft) or horizontal (adit). Often incline is reserved for those entries that are too steep for a belt conveyor (+17 degrees -18 degrees), in which case a hoist and guide rails are employed.
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| incline |
An opening driven up or down the pitch.
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| inclined plane of a tooth |
Any sloping surface of the cusp of a tooth.
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Anterior and posterior inclined planes of the pelvic cavity, two unequal sections divided by the sciatic spines. In the larger, anterior section, the lateral walls slope toward the symphysis and arch of the pubes; a
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| incline | an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another |
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| incline | an elevated geological formation |
| incline | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief |
| incline | be at an angle |
| incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow |
| incline | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well |
| incline | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something |
| incline | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
| incline | at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position |
| incline | used especially of the head or upper back |
| incline | (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency |
| incline | having made preparations |
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