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Definition of Inclination
1. Noun. An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others. "A tendency to be too strict"
Generic synonyms: Attitude, Mental Attitude
Specialized synonyms: Direction, Drift, Movement, Trend, Call, Denominationalism, Devices, Sympathy, Understanding, Favoritism, Favouritism, Leaning, Proclivity, Propensity, Bent, Set, Literalism, Perseveration, Predisposition, Favor, Favour, Disapproval, Disfavor, Disfavour, Dislike, Partiality, Partisanship, Impartiality, Nonpartisanship
Derivative terms: Dispose, Incline, Incline, Tend, Tendencious, Tendentious
2. Noun. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees.
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Angle
Derivative terms: Incline
3. Noun. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis).
Category relationships: Geometry
Generic synonyms: Angle
Derivative terms: Incline
4. Noun. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Angle
Derivative terms: Incline
5. Noun. That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking. "Her inclination is for classical music"
Specialized synonyms: Leaning, Propensity, Tendency, Stomach, Undertow
Antonyms: Disinclination
Derivative terms: Incline, Incline
6. Noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. "He walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Derivative terms: Incline, Lean, Lean, List, Tilt
7. Noun. A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect. "Fabric with a tendency to shrink"
Specialized synonyms: Heterosis, Hybrid Vigor, Buoyancy, Electronegativity, Negativity, Stainability, Desire
Generic synonyms: Disposition
Derivative terms: Incline
8. Noun. The act of inclining; bending forward. "An inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Bob, Nod, Stoop
Derivative terms: Incline, Incline, Incline
Definition of Inclination
1. n. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head.
Definition of Inclination
1. Noun. A physical tilt or bend ¹
2. Noun. A slant or slope ¹
3. Noun. A mental tendency ¹
4. Noun. (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inclination
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Medical Definition of Inclination
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Inclination
Literary usage of Inclination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, William Emerson, John Machin (1803)
"Seeing the horary variation of the inclination, when. the nodes are in Ihe ...
To a given time to find the inclination of the moon's orbit to the plane of ..."
2. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME. (1880)
"The CHAIRMAN said, the next business was to discuss the " Description of an
instrument for ascertaining the inclination from the perpendicular of boreholes ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"It was also demonstrated that the inclination of the axes of the electro-dynamic
and terrestrial globes to each other of 20° 30', was the cause of the ..."
4. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"The average inclination of the surface of a lava sheet, or a lava cone, ...
Surfaces eroded on bedrock often owe their inclination to a balance between the ..."
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