inclination
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō.Morphologically incline + -ation
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inclination (countable and uncountable, plural inclinations)
- A physical tilt or bend.
- The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
- A slant or slope.
- The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
- A tendency.
- His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
- (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
- The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination.
- (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
- c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs
- you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations
- c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial
- Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
- c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs
Synonyms edit
- (slant or slope): incline, inclining, steepness
- (tendency): leaning, proclivity, propensity
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
physical tilt or bend
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slant or slope
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mental tendency
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geometry: angle of intersection
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin inclīnātiōnem. See also inclinaison.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inclination f (plural inclinations)
- inclination (all senses)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “inclination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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