inclination.
A physical tilt or bend.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
A person or thing loved or admired.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō. Morphologically incline + -ation.
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