ἔγκλισις

ἔγ-κλῐσις, εως, ἡ,

A inclination, ἔ. λαβεῖν, of the earth, D.L.2.9, cf. Pl.Amat.132b; of the ecliptic ([etym.] ὁ λοξὸς κύκλος), Arist.GC336b4; of ground,

ἔ. ἔχειν πρὸς ἕω Id.Pol.1330a39

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εἰς νότον Porph.Antr. 26

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ἐγκλίσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς εἰς τὰ δεξιά Arist.Phgn.808a13

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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

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3 Medic., displacement, Hp.Fract.39 (pl.): generally, ὄγκων cj. in Epicur.Ep.1p.14U.

4 modulation of a singer's 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.