Inclined
[ɪn'klaɪnd]
Definition
(adj.) at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; 'an inclined plane' .
(adj.) (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; 'wasn't inclined to believe the excuse'; 'inclined to be moody' .
Typist: Nelda--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Incline
(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.
(p. p. & a.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane.
(p. p. & a.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.
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Examples
- Throwing these into distance, rose, in the foreground, a head,--a colossal head, inclined towards the iceberg, and resting against it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Farther and farther toward the ground they inclined, and still there was no sound save the deep and awesome moaning of the wind. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Looking upwards, a furze-cutter would have been inclined to continue work; looking down, he would have decided to finish his faggot and go home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- To show the others he built a straight inclined plane with a groove down its centre. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He ascends to the top of a precipice by walking up the sloping hill behind, and he thus becomes practically acquainted with the principle of the _inclined plane_. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I am inclined to think that the percentage of crooked people was smaller when I was young. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She inclined her head, and swept round so that her eyes rested in the misty vale beneath them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Julia might be justified in so doing by the hints of Mrs. Grant, inclined to credit what she wished, and Maria by the hints of Mr. Crawford himself. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Another valuable and indispensable form of the inclined plane is the screw. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- By this movement the stems are inclined to all sides, and are made to move round and round. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Caddy, who had not seen me since her wedding-day, was so glad and so affectionate that I was half inclined to fear I should make her husband jealous. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And, in truth, the man seemed greatly inclined to attend to something at the other end of the field, and started off in quick time. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The wild adventurous freedom of their life had taken her fancy; she felt inclined to wish them success; she had no fear of them. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Next day I was inclined to think that I had made a mistake, and by the day after I was sure of it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The enemy might, or might not, make a night attack, and Justinian rather inclined to the belief that they would wait till daylight. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He inclined his head to Richard and me and spoke to my guardian. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I am inclined to believe, from my uncertainty on this head, that it was six at first and seven afterwards. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Then on an inclined board a little above the ground lie three young girls. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I felt inclined to ask; but I simply answered, I have shaken her well, and would have shaken her better, but she escaped out of my hands and ran away. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr. Micawber inclined his head. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- For this purpose the spindles were set upright at the end of the frame, and the rovings or strips of untwisted fibre were carried on bobbins on the inclined frame. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Mr. Brownlow inclined his head. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- For I was so little inclined to sleep myself that night that I sat up working. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- As most people know, the change in the seasons is due to the fact that the equator of the earth is inclined at an angle to the plane of its orbit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The body of the person to be reflected is against an inclined plane, which is covered with black cloth. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The reflectors were in some cases inclined to each other, and he remarked the circular arrangement of the images of a candle round a centre. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- And I dare say, ma'am,' pursued Mr Boffin, while Mrs Boffin added confirmatory nods and smiles, 'you are not very much inclined to take kindly to us? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- An inclined tray terminates at its lower end in a furnace inclosure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I am inclined now to have a little amusement at his expense. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Harthouse inclined his head in assent, and Bitzer knuckled his forehead. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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