Synonyms: inclination, inclining
Definition: the act of inclining; bending forward
Usage: an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
Similar words: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: disposition
Definition: a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
Usage: a swelling with a disposition to rupture
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: attitude, mental attitude
Definition: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
Usage: he had the attitude that work was fun
Synonyms: inclination
Definition: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
Usage: her inclination is for classical music
Similar words: liking
Definition: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
Usage: I've always had a liking for reading; she developed a liking for gin
Synonyms: 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)
Similar words: angle
Definition: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Synonyms: inclination, inclination of an orbit
Definition: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
Similar words: angle
Definition: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Synonyms: dip, angle of dip, inclination, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip
Definition: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Similar words: angle
Definition: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians