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Quick definitions from WordNet (inclination)
▸ noun: the act of inclining; bending forward ("An inclination of his head indicated his agreement")
▸ noun: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others ("He had an inclination to give up too easily")
▸ noun: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking ("Her inclination is for classical music")
▸ noun: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
▸ noun: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
▸ noun: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect ("The alkaline inclination of the local waters")
▸ noun: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical ("He walked with a heavy inclination to the right")
▸ noun: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
▸ Also see inclinations
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▸ noun: the act of inclining; bending forward ("An inclination of his head indicated his agreement")
▸ noun: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others ("He had an inclination to give up too easily")
▸ noun: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking ("Her inclination is for classical music")
▸ noun: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
▸ noun: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
▸ noun: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect ("The alkaline inclination of the local waters")
▸ noun: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical ("He walked with a heavy inclination to the right")
▸ noun: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
▸ Also see inclinations
▸ Words similar to inclination
▸ Usage examples for inclination
▸ Idioms related to inclination (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing inclination
▸ Words that often appear near inclination
▸ Rhymes of inclination
▸ Invented words related to inclination