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inclemency
  • n  weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
  • n  excessive sternness
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inclusion body encephalitis
  • n  a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
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inclination
  • n  an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    he had an inclination to give up too easily
  • n  (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
  • n  (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
  • n  (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
  • n  that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
    her inclination is for classical music
  • n  the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
  • n  a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
    the alkaline inclination of the local waters
  • n  the act of inclining; bending forward
    an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
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inclination of an orbit
  • n  (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
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incline
  • n  an elevated geological formation
  • n  an inclined surface connecting two levels
  • v  have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
    He inclined to corpulence
  • v  bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
    He inclined his ear to the wise old man
  • v  lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
    She inclined her head to the student
  • v  be at an angle
  • v  feel favorably disposed or willing
    She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
  • v  make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
    Their language inclines us to believe them
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incline bench press
  • n  a bench press performed on an inclined bench
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inclined fault
  • n  a geological fault in which one side is above the other
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inclined plane
  • n  a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
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inclining
  • n  the act of inclining; bending forward
  • v  have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  • v  bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
  • v  lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
  • v  be at an angle
  • v  feel favorably disposed or willing
  • v  make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
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inclinometer
  • n  an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
  • n  a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
  • n  an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
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inclosure
  • n  something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
  • n  the act of enclosing something inside something else
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inclusion
  • n  the state of being included
  • n  the relation of comprising something
    he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work
  • n  any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
    an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell
  • n  the act of including
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inclusion body
  • n  any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
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inclusion body myositis
  • n  myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women
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incoherence
  • n  lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
  • n  nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
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