Inclavated In"cla·va`ted adjective [ Late Latin
inclavatus ; Latin prefix
in- in +
clavare to fasten with nails, from
clavus nail.]
Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith.
Inclave In·clave" adjective [ See
Inclavated .]
(Her.) Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary.
Incle In"cle noun Same as Inkle .
Inclemency In·clem"en·cy noun ;
plural Inclemencies . [ Latin
inclementia : confer French
inclémence .]
1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope.
Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air.
Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies.
Cowper. Syn. -- Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.
Inclement In·clem"ent adjective [ Latin
inclemens ; prefix
in- not +
clemens mild: confer French
inclément . See
Clement .]
1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. 2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. Cowper. The guard the wretched from the inclement sky.
Pope. Teach us further by what means to shun
The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow!
Milton.
Inclemently In·clem"ent·ly adverb In an inclement manner.
Inclinable In·clin"a·ble adjective [ Latin
inclinabilis . See
Incline .]
1. Leaning; tending. Likely and inclinable to fall.
Bentley. 2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth. Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to.
South. The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy.
Fuller.
Inclinableness In·clin"a·ble·ness noun The state or quality of being inclinable; inclination.
Inclination In`cli·na"tion noun [ Latin
inclinatio : confer French
inclination .]
1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23° 28′; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing.
South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people?
Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. Inclination compass ,
an inclinometer. - -
Inclination of an orbit (Astron.) ,
the angle which the orbit makes with the ecliptic. --
Inclination of the needle .
See Dip of the needle , under Dip . Syn. -- Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See
Bent , and confer
Disposition .
Inclinatory In·clin"a·to·ry adjective Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. --
In*clin"a*to*ri*ly adverb Sir T. Browne.
Incline In·cline" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inclined ;
present participle & verbal noun Inclining .] [ Middle English
inclinen ,
enclinen , Old French
encliner ,
incliner , French
incliner , Latin
inclinare ; prefix
in- in +
clinare to bend, incline; akin to English
lean . See
Lean to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech.
Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease
In both the scales, and each inclines to peace.
Parnell. 3. To bow; to incline the head. Chaucer. Syn. -- To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.
Incline In·cline" transitive verb 1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right. Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear.
Is. xxxvii. 17. 2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies.
Ps. cxix. 36. Incline our hearts to keep this law.
Book of Com. Prayer. 3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. With due respect my body I inclined .
Dryden.
Incline In·cline" noun An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
Inclined In·clined" past participle & adjective 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. (Botany) 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.
Incliner In·clin"er noun One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an inclined dial.
Inclining In·clin"ing adjective (Botany) Same as Inclined , 3.
Inclining In·clin"ing noun 1. Inclination; disposition. On the first inclining towards sleep.
Burke. 2. Party or side chosen; a following. Both you of my inclining , and the rest.
Shak.
Inclinnometer In`clin·nom"e·ter noun [
Incline +
-meter .]
(Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also inclination compass , and dip circle .
Inclip In·clip" transitive verb To clasp; to inclose. Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips .
Shak.
Incloister In·clois"ter transitive verb [ Prefix
in- in +
cloister : confer French
encloîtrer . Confer
Encloister .]
To confine as in a cloister; to cloister. Lovelace.
Inclose In·close" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inclosed ;
present participle & verbal noun Inclosing .] [ See
Enclose , and confer
Include .] [ Written also
enclose .]
1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round!
Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty.
Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [ Obsolete]
They went to coach and their horse inclose .
Chapman.
Incloser In·clos"er noun One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds.
Inclosure In·clo"sure noun [ See
Inclose ,
Enclosure .] [ Written also
enclosure .]
1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. 2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses.
Hakluyt. 3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence. Breaking our inclosures every morn.
W. Browne.
Incloud In·cloud" transitive verb To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure. Milton.
Include In·clude" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Included ;
present participle & verbal noun Including .] [ Latin
includere ,
inclusum ; prefix
in- in +
claudere to shut. See
Close , and confer
Enclose .]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. The whole included race, his purposed prey.
Milton. The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
Shak. 3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [ Obsolete]
Come, let us go; we will include all jars
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
Shak. Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
Included In·clud"ed adjective Inclosed; confined. Included stamens (Botany) ,
such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.
Includible In·clud"i·ble adjective Capable of being included.
Inclusa In·clu"sa noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
inclusus , past participle of
includere to shut in.]
(Zoology) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer ( Teredo navalis ) is an example.
Inclusion In·clu"sion noun [ Latin
inclusio : confer French
inclusion . See
Include .]
1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple. 2. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.
Inclusive In·clu"sive adjective [ Confer French
inclusif .]
1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding. The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow.
Shak. 2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive , that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to exclusive .
Inclusively In·clu"sive·ly adverb In an inclusive manner.
Incoach In·coach" transitive verb To put a coach.
Incoact, Incoacted In`co·act", In`co·act"ed adjective [ Latin
incoactus ; prefix
in- not +
coactus forced. See
Coact .]
Not compelled; unconstrained. [ Obsolete]
Coles.
Incoagulable In`co·ag"u·la·ble adjective Not coagulable.
Incoalescence In`co·a·les"cence noun The state of not coalescing.
Incocted In·coct"ed adjective [ Confer
Concoct .]
Raw; indigestible. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Incoercible In`co·er"ci·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
coercible : confer French
incoercible .]
1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced. 2. (Physics) Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also particularly of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, formerly regarded as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or pressure. 3. (Physics) That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.
Incoexistence In`co·ex·ist"ence noun The state of not coexisting. [ Obsolete]
Locke.
Incog In·cog" adverb Incognito. [ Colloq.]
Depend upon it -- he'll remain incog .
Addison.
Incogitable In·cog"i·ta·ble adjective [ Latin
incogitabilis ; prefix
in- not +
cogitabilis cogitable.]
Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More.
Incogitance, Incogitancy In·cog"i·tance, In·cog"i·tan·cy noun [ Latin
incogitantia .]
Want of thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness. 'T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little communicate.
Glanvill.
Incogitant In·cog"i·tant adjective [ Latin
incogitans ; prefix
in- not +
cogitans , present participle of
cogitare to think. See
Cogitate .]
Thoughtless; inconsiderate. [ R.]
Milton. Men are careless and incogitant .
J. Goodman.
Incogitantly In·cog"i·tant·ly adverb In an incogitant manner.
Incogitative In·cog"i·ta·tive adjective Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.
Incogitativity In·cog`i·ta·tiv"i·ty noun The quality of being incogitative; want of thought or of the power of thinking. Wollaston.
Incognita In·cog"ni·ta noun [ See
Incognito .]
1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise. 2. The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.
Incognitant In·cog"ni·tant adjective Ignorant. [ Obsolete]
Incognito In·cog"ni·to adjective or adverb [ Italian
incognito , masc.,
incognita , fem., Latin
incognitus unknown; prefix
in- not +
cognitus known, past participle of
cognoscere : confer French
incognito , from
It . See
Cognition .]
Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice. 'T was long ago
Since gods come down incognito .
Prior. The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito .
Tatler.
Incognito In·cog"ni·to noun ;
plural Incognitos . [ See
Incognito ,
adjective ]
1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name. 2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized. His incognito was endangered.
Sir W. Scott.
Incognizable In·cog"ni·za·ble adjective Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished. H. Spenser. The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable .
Tooke.
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