νεῦσις
neusis
inclination, tendency
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
νεῦσις (A), εως, ἡ, (νεύω) A. inclination, tendency of physical forces to or from a centre, 100d. 2. νεύσεις, αἱ, title of work by Apollonius of Perga, problems where a straight line has to be drawn through a point so as to intercept a given length between two lines or curves, 670.4. 3. downward tendency, gravitation, 2.1122c, prob. in Pr. 1.131. 4. tendency, inclination, 1.1.12. 5. in Neo-Platonic philosophy, declension in the scale of Being, esp. of the Soul, ν. ἡ πρὸς σῶμα καὶ ὕλην 1.6.5; ν. εἰς or πρὸς τὴν γένεσιν, in CA 26p.479M., Antr. 11; ἡ πρὸς τὸ χεῖρον ν. Or. 5.166d.
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