clinamenn.
/klʌɪˈneɪmɛn/ An inclination, bias.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun]
hieldinga1340
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inclination1590
skewing1611
clinamen1704
inclension1751
slant1817
1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ix. 166 The Round and the Square, would by certain Clinamina, unite in the Notions of Atoms and Void.
1823 T. De Quincey Lett. Young Man in London Mag. July 91/2 An insensible clinamen (to borrow a Lucretian word) prepares the way for it.
1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 296 No old word; which, with a slight clinamen be given to its meaning, will answer the purpose.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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