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.
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