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inclination

English

🔊 the act of inclining
“an inclination of his head indicated his agreement”
🔊 an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
“he had an inclination to give up too easily”
🔊 that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
“her inclination is for classical music”
🔊 (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
🔊 (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
🔊 a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
“the alkaline inclination of the local waters”
🔊 the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
“the tower had a pronounced tilt”
🔊 (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon