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
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
inclined fault
- n a geological fault in which one side is above the other
inclined plane
- n a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
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
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
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
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
inclusion body
- n any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
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
incoherence
- n lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- n nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
incoherency
- n lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- n nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
income
- n the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
income bracket
- n a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
income statement
- n a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period