incliner

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English

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Etymology

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From incline +‎ -er.

Noun

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incliner (plural incliners)

  1. Someone or something that inclines, especially an inclined dial.

References

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnāre (incline, tilt). Supplanted the inherited Old French encliner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kli.ne/
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Verb

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incliner

  1. to incline
  2. (reflexive) to lose
  3. (reflexive) to set, to go down

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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inclīner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of inclīnō