01 p. p. & a. 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.
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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.
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Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane.(Math.)
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Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Inclined plane —
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.