0 present participle of incline
2 to (cause to) slope at a particular angle:
Rather than inclining towards the object with a view of examining its properties, the sounds became forces influenced by the movements that cause them.
This behaviour is in strong contrast to that which occurs in the far field, where the maximum pressure is always reduced by inclining the plate.
For whatever amount it takes away from one right angle by inclining to one side it adds to the other by diverging from that side.
Attachment was envisioned as a 'leaning toward', or 'inclination' of the mind, which led to the inclining of the body in the direction of another.
Conveying a powerful dynamic - connotation, this term refers to the notion of sinking and inclining downward, caused by the action of weight.
Steadily inclining levels of capital investment through the 1880s precede a concentrated surge of expenditure in the 1890s, with peak capital investment centred on the turn of the century.
Inclining towards the discipline of social policy, the main bulk of this literature focuses on how social policy has sought to manage the demand for and supply of care.
Their varied shapes suggested their diverse uses: some were meant for conversation, inclining their occupants toward one another, while others were meant for reading or reclining.
