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Webster 1913 Edition
Inclined
In-clined′
,p.
p.
& Adj.
1.
Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment;
“Each pensively inclined.” as, a man
. inclined
to virtueCowper.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inclined
INCLI'NED
,pp.
Inclined plane, in mechanics, is a plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane.