incline

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of tilting or sloping something upwards, or the degree or amount of such tilting.

  - "He gave the ramp a gentle incline so the car could easily roll up."
  - "The steep incline made the hike challenging."

• Noun

  A slope or gradient, especially a gentle one.

  - "The bench at the park has a lovely view of the incline."
  - "The incline was too steep for the wheelchair to navigate."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incline
cline , dine , shine , wine

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Variants

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incline , inclined , incliner , incliners , inclines , inclining

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Forms

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inclines, inclining, inclined

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Etymology

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From Old French incliner, from in- 'in' + cliner 'to lean'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'incline' is also used in railway terminology to refer to a section of track that rises gradually.

2. The Great Wall of China is an example of an incline that spans over 13,000 miles.

3. The term 'incline' is also used in physics to describe the angle between two intersecting lines or planes.

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Related Concepts

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1. slope: A continuous incline or decline in a surface, often used interchangeably with 'incline' but can also refer to a decline.

2. grade: A measure of the steepness of an incline, often expressed as a percentage.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'incline' has been used metaphorically to describe a gradual change or progression, such as in the title of Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken' where the speaker describes taking 'the road less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference'.

How to Memorize "incline"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ramp being tilted upwards to create an incline. Visualize yourself pushing a wheelbarrow up an incline to understand the effort required.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'incline' with the idea of tilting or sloping something upwards. Imagine a slope or hill as an incline.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Inclines are slopes that go up, not down'

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