inclination
(noun)
noun
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
Similar word(s): disposition, tendency
Definition categories: thought, attitude
2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
Definition categories: shape, angle
3. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
Definition categories: shape, angle
4. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Similar word(s): dip
Definition categories: shape, angle
5. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
- her inclination is for classical music
Definition categories: feeling, liking
6. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Similar word(s): lean, leaning, list, tilt
Definition categories: attribute, position
7. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
- the alkaline inclination of the local waters
Similar word(s): tendency
Definition categories: attribute, disposition
8. the act of inclining; bending forward
- an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
Similar word(s): inclining
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
Sentences with inclination as a noun:
- The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination.