νεῦσις(A),εως,ἡ, (νεύω)
A. inclination, tendencyof physical forces to or from a centre, Ti.Locr. 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, Papp. 670.4 .
3. downward tendency, gravitation,
Plu. 2.1122c , prob. in Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.131 .
4. tendency, inclination,
Plot. 1.1.12 .
5. in Neo-Platonic philosophy,declensionin the scale of Being, esp. of the Soul, ν. ἡ πρὸς σῶμα καὶ ὕλην
Id. 1.6.5
;ν. εἰςorπρὸς τὴν γένεσιν,
Hierocl. in CA 26p.479M. , Porph. Antr. 11 ; ἡ πρὸς τὸ χεῖρον ν.
Jul. Or. 5.166d
.