Inclining
61Anticlinal line — Anticlinal An ti*cli nal ([a^]n t[i^]*kl[imac] nal), a. [Pref. anti + Gr. kli nein to incline.] 1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See {Synclinal}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.… …
62Anticlinal vertebra — Anticlinal An ti*cli nal ([a^]n t[i^]*kl[imac] nal), a. [Pref. anti + Gr. kli nein to incline.] 1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See {Synclinal}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.… …
63Backhanded — Back hand ed, a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. [1913 Webster] 2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. [1913 Webster] 3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters.… …
64Balas ruby — Bal as ru by [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.) A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red …
65Bank-sided — Bank sid ed, a. (Naut.) Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; opposed to {wall sided}. [1913 Webster] …
66Beveled — Bev eled, Bevelled Bev elled, a. 1. Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping… …
67Bevelled — Beveled Bev eled, Bevelled Bev elled, a. 1. Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by… …
68Brown — Brown, n. A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue. [1913 Webster] …
69Cernuous — Cer nu*ous, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned toward the earth.] (Bot.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss. [1913 Webster] …
70Dipping — Dip ping, n. 1. The act or process of immersing. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of inclining downward. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like. [1913 Webster] 4. The process of cleaning or brightening… …