inclination




inclination - noun

  • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  • (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
  • (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
  • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
  • that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  • the act of inclining; bending forward
  • inclination - thesaurus

    dip   disposition   inclining   lean   leaning   list   tendency   tilt