Inception, in-sep′shun, n. a beginning.—v.i. Incept′, to commence, esp. the period of candidature for the degree of master of arts, or a period of licensed teaching.—adj. Incep′tive, beginning or marking the beginning.—adv. Incep′tively, in a manner denoting beginning.—n. Incep′tor. [L. inceptionem—incipĕre, inceptum, to begin—in, on, capĕre, to take.]
Incertain, in-ser′tān, adj. uncertain.—ns. Incer′tainty, Incer′titude, want of certainty.
Incessant, in-ses′ant, adj. uninterrupted: continual.—adv. Incess′antly, unceasingly: (obs.) immediately. [L. incessans, -antis—in, not, cessāre, to cease.]
Incest, in′sest, n. sexual intercourse within the prohibited degrees of kindred.—adj. Incest′ūous, guilty of incest.—adv. Incest′uously.—n. Incest′uousness. [Fr.,—L. incestus—in, not, castus, chaste.]
Inch, insh, n. the twelfth part of a foot: proverbially, a small distance or degree: (Shak.) a critical moment.—v.i. to move by slow degrees.—adj. Inched, containing inches: marked with inches.—adv. Inch′meal, by inches or small degrees: gradually.—Inch by inch, By inches, by small degrees; Every inch, entirely, thoroughly. [A.S. ynce, an inch—L. uncia, the twelfth part of anything, an inch, also an ounce (twelfth of a pound).]
Inch, insh, n. an island. [Gael, innis, an island.]
Inchase, in-chās′. See Enchase.
Inchoate, in′kō-āt, adj. only begun: unfinished, rudimentary: not established.—v.t. (Browning) to begin.—adv. In′choately.—n. Inchoā′tion, beginning: rudimentary state.—adj. Inchō′ative, incipient. [L. inchoāre, -ātum, to begin.]
Incident, in′si-dent, adj. falling upon: liable to occur: naturally belonging to anything, or following therefrom.—n. that which happens: an event: a subordinate action: an episode.—n. In′cidence, the manner of falling: bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally: the falling of a ray of heat, light, &c. on a body: (geom.) the falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.—adj. Incident′al, occurring as a result, concomitant: occasional, casual.—adv. Incident′ally.—n. Incident′alness.—Angle of incidence, the angle at which a ray of light or radiant heat falls upon a surface. [Fr.,—L. incĭdens—in, on, cadĕre, to fall.]
Incineration, in-sin-ėr-ā′shun, n. the act of reducing to ashes by combustion.—v.t. Incin′erate, to burn to ashes.—n. Incin′erator, a furnace for consuming anything. [L. incinerāre, -ātum—in, in, cinis, cineris, ashes.]