Inclination

//ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A physical tilt or bend. countable, uncountable

    "The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start."

  2. 2
    the act of inclining; bending forward wordnet
  3. 3
    A slant or slope. countable, uncountable

    "The road up to the house had a steep inclination."

  4. 4
    a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect wordnet
  5. 5
    A tendency. countable, uncountable

    "His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism."

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  1. 6
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical wordnet
  2. 7
    The angle of intersection of a reference plane. countable, uncountable

    "The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body."

  3. 8
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others wordnet
  4. 9
    A person or thing loved or admired. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations"

  5. 10
    that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking wordnet
  6. 11
    (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) wordnet
  7. 12
    (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees wordnet
  8. 13
    (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō. Morphologically incline + -ation.

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