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ἔγκλισις

ἔγκλισις, inclination

ἔγ-κλῐσις, εως, ἡ,
  • inclination, ἔ. λαβεῖν, of the earth, D.L. 2.9, cf. Pl. Amat. 132b; of the ecliptic (ὁ λοξὸς κύκλος), Arist. GC 336b4; of ground, ἔ. ἔχειν πρὸς ἕω Id. Pol. 1330a39; εἰς νότον Porph. Antr. 26; ἐγκλίσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς εἰς τὰ δεξιά Arist. Phgn. 808a13; ἐ. σχημάτων τριγώνων Onos. 10.28 (pl.); ἐ. δορατίου, in signalling, Id. 26.1.
      • 2 the inclination or slope, as of a wave, κατὰ τὴν ἔ. σκιασθῆναι Arist. Col. 792a22.
      • 3 Medic., displacement, Hp. Fract. 39 (pl.): generally, ὄγκων cj. in Epicur. Ep. 1 p.14 U.
      • 4 modulation of a singerʼs voice, D.Chr. 32.49.
      • 5 failure, defeat, PMag.Par. 1.2445.
    • II in Gramm.,
      • 1 mood of a verb, D.H. Comp. 6, D.T. 638.7, A.D. Synt. 248.14, etc.
      • 2 throwing back of the accent, Id. Pron. 8.7, al.; change of acute to grave accent, Id. Adv. 169.23.
      • 3 inflexion, Simp. in Cat. 65.8, Dexipp. in Cat. 33.8: generally, of derivative forms, Simp. in Cat. 37.11.

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