3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inclined \In*clined"\, p. p. & a.
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.''
--Cowper.
2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said
of a line or plane.
3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a
curve with the convex side uppermost.
{Inclined plane}. (Mech.)
a A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of
the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce
pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of
the mechanical powers, so called
b (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on
which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one
level to another.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incline \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
inclined
adj 1: (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition,
or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse";
"inclined to be moody" [syn: {inclined(p)}] [ant: {disinclined}]
2: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an
inclined plane" [ant: {horizontal}, {vertical}]
3: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)},
{fain}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}]
4: used especially of the head or upper back "a bent head and
sloping shoulders" [syn: {bent}, {bowed}]
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