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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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