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   In·cli·na·tion

   /ˌinkləˈnāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity: "John was a scientist by training and inclination" Similar tendencypropensityproclivityleaningpredispositiondispositionpredilectionweaknesspronenessdesirewishreadinessimpulsebentarchaic:listhumorrare:velleityOpposite aversiondisinclination
   • ▪ an interest in or liking for (something): "Burger King and Wendy's didn't show any inclination to jump into a price war with McDonald's" Similar likingpenchantpartialitypreferenceappetitefancyfondnessaffectionloveinterestaffinitystomachtasteinformal:yenrare:appetencyOpposite dislike
   • 2. a slope or slant: "changes in inclination of the line on the graph"
   • ▪ the action of inclining the body or head: "the questioner's inclination of his head" Similar bowingbowbendingnodnoddingloweringdip
   • ▪ the dip of a magnetic needle.
   • 3. the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another. Similar gradientinclineslopepitchrampbankascentriseacclivitydescentdeclivityslantlifttiltcantcamberbevelangle
   • ▪ the angle between the orbital plane of a planet, comet, etc. and the ecliptic, or between the orbital plane of a satellite and the equatorial plane of its primary: "cometary orbits vary widely in inclination"
   • ▪ the angle between the axis of an astronomical object and a fixed reference angle.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n-), from inclinare ‘bend towards’ (see incline).

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   What is the meaning of the word inclination?

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   What is the difference between elevation and inclination?

   • Both elevation and inclination have different formulas and techniques to measure. They have many advantages to locate the geographical positions of certain places. The main difference between elevation and inclination is that elevation is used wherever height is measured. For example, finding the height of the plane from the ground.

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   What is your natural inclination?

   • Your natural inclination is to look around and absorb the world, not start running and gunning. The goal was to understand what prompts people to switch from a run to a walk or vice-versa, and determine whether our natural inclinations also correspond to the most efficient approach.

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   What is the inclination of a solar panel?

   • The panels are placed at an inclination of 45 degrees. The earth's angle of inclination remains constant as it orbits the sun. [countable] a small movement downwards, usually of the head Definition of inclination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   the act of inclining; state of being inclined. a tendency toward a certain condition, action, etc.: the door's inclination to stick. deviation or amount of deviation from a normal, especially horizontal or vertical, direction or position. Synonyms: pitch, grade, fall, rise, slant, slope.

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   Definitions of inclination. noun. the act of inclining; bending forward. “an inclination of his head indicated his agreement” synonyms: inclining. see more. noun. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. “he walked with a heavy inclination to the right” synonyms: lean, leaning, list, tilt. see more. noun.

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