English

Noun

inclinator ‎(plural inclinators)

1. An elevator that ascends an incline rather than in a vertical shaft.
   • 1939, Los Angeles Board of mechecanicalengineers, Elevator Code Providing for the Construction, Inspection, Maintenance and Operation of Elevators: Ordinance, Issue 81; Issue 827, 54.233 INCLINATOR — CONTROLLER, page 107:

     The push button or other car switch control for operating the inclinator in both directions oftravelshall be magnetically controlled and shall be properly fused being provided with a device for protecting the motor from overload.

   • 2007, Candy Harrington, “Escape to the Springs”, in 101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers, ISBN 9781935281870:

     The Valley Station features accessible parking near the entrance and access to the station via a funicular-like lift device called an inclinator.

   • 2008, Zachary M. Schrag, “The Builders, 1972-1976”, in The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, JHU Press, ISBN 9780801889066, page 168:

     Unlike an elevator, which would require its own vertical shaft, an inclinator could share an inclined shaft with the standard escalators, thus simplifying construction and keeping down expense.

2. A stairlift
   • 1955, Prentice-Hall, Incorporated, Federal Tax Service, page 411:

     The problem in this tax case is whether under the particular facts the cost of an inclinator should be considered a medical expense within Section 23(x) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.

   • 1980, Lois Lowry, Autumn Street, ISBN 9780547345604, page 97:

     I could hear the soft whir of the inclinator and, along with it, my great-aunts' delighted soft laughter.

   • 2011, Norbert M. Lechner, Plumbing, Electricity, Acoustics: Sustainable Design Methods for Architecture, ISBN 9781118131107:

     Since residential elevators are both very expensive and require extra space, the chairlift or inclinator was invented.

Synonyms

• (Stairlift): chairlift, stairlift

Latin

Verb

inclīnātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of inclīnō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of inclīnō