Main entry: inclination, inclining
Definition: the act of inclining; bending forward
Usage: an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
Main entry: inclination, tendency
Definition: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
Usage: the alkaline inclination of the local waters; fabric with a tendency to shrink
Main entry: lean, leaning, list, tilt, inclination
Definition: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Usage: the tower had a pronounced tilt; the ship developed a list to starboard; he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Main entry: inclination, disposition, tendency
Definition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Usage: he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict
Main entry: inclination
Definition: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
Usage: her inclination is for classical music
Main entry: inclination, angle of inclination
Definition: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
Main entry: inclination, inclination of an orbit
Definition: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
Main entry: dip, angle of dip, inclination, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip
Definition: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon