Thesaurus: inclination

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1. n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
2. n. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
3. n. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
4. n. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
5. n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
6. n. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
7. n. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
8. n. the act of inclining; bending forward
9. 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23º 28'; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. Inclination compass, an inclinometer. -- Inclination of an orbit (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. -- Inclination of the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip. Syn. -- Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See Bent, and cf. Disposition.
10. The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination ofthe plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic isabout 23º 28'; the inclination of two rays of light.
11. n:100 n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others n. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees n. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking