Meaning of INCLINATION

Pronunciation:			`inklu'neyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [n]  a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [n]  the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [n]  an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [n]  that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" [n]  (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) [n]  (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [n]  (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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	Synonyms:		angle of dip, angle of inclination, dip, disposition, inclination of an orbit, inclining, lean, leaning, list, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, tendency, tendency, tilt
	Antonyms:		disinclination
	See Also:		angle, attitude, bent, bob, Call, desire, devices, direction, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disposition, drift, electronegativity, favor, favoritism, favour, favouritism, impartiality, leaning, leaning, liking, literalism, mental attitude, motility, motion, move, movement, movement, negativity, nod, nonpartisanship, partiality, partisanship, perseveration, position, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, propensity, set, spatial relation, stainability, stoop, sympathy, tendency, trend, understanding, undertow
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		a thing for, affection, affinity, aim, an ear for, an eye for, angle, angularity, animus, appetence, appetency, appetite, aptitude, aptness, ardor, attitude, azimuth, bag, bank, bearing, bend, bending, bending the knee, bent, bevel, bezel, bias, bob, bow, bowing, bowing and scraping, cant, capacity for, cascade, cast, cataract, character, choice, chosen kind, chute, collapse, comedown, command, conation, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, course, crash, craving, cup of tea, current, curtsy, debacle, decision, declension, declination, defluxion, delight, descending, descension, descent, desire, determination, diathesis, dipping the colors, direction, direction line, discretion, discrimination, disposition, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drift, drop, dropping, druthers, eagerness, easy slope, eccentricity, enthusiasm, fall, falling, fancy, fascination, favor, favoritism, feeling for, felicity, fervor, flair, fleam, forejudgment, free choice, free will, genius for, gentle slope, genuflection, gift for, glacis, grade, gradient, grain, gravitation, hanging gardens, heading, helicline, helmsmanship, hillside, homage, idiosyncrasy, incline, inclined plane, inclining, individualism, inequality, innate aptitude, intention, interest, involvement, jaundice, jaundiced eye, kidney, kneeling, kowtow, launching ramp, lay, lean, leaning, leaning tower, liability, lie, liking, line, line of direction, line of march, list, longing, lust, make, makeup, making a leg, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, navigation, nepotism, nod, nodding, obeisance, objective, obsequiousness, one-sidedness, orientation, parti pris, partialism, partiality, particular choice, partisanism, partisanship, passion, penchant, personal choice, piloting, pitch, pleasure, plummeting, point, pounce, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, preferential treatment, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession, presenting arms, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity, prostration, quarter, rake, ramp, range, rapids, readiness, resolution, reverence, run, salaam, salutation, salute, scarp, scrape, sensitivity to, servility, set, sexual desire, shelving beach, side, slant, slope, soft spot, stamp, standing at attention, steep slope, steerage, steering, stiff climb, stomach, stoop, strain, streak, stripe, style, submission, submissiveness, susceptibility, swag, sway, swoop, sympathy, talus, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, thing, tilt, tilting, tip, tower of Pisa, track, trend, tropism, turn, turn for, turn of mind, twist, type, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality, velleity, volition, warp, waterfall, way, weakness, will, will power, willingness, wish, zeal