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in·cli·na·tion
\ˌinkləˈnāshən, ˌiŋk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English inclinacioun, from Middle French inclination, from Latin inclination-, inclinatio, from inclinatus (past participle of inclinare) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : an act or the action of bending or inclining: as
a. : a bending forward of the head or body (as in respect, greeting, or acknowledgment) : bow, nod
< acknowledged his greeting with a slight inclination >
b. : a tilting of something
2.
a. obsolete : natural disposition : nature, character
b. obsolete : a turning of the mind in a particular direction : attention
c. : a particular disposition of mind or character : propensity, bent
< a man of fixed inclinations >
usually : favorable disposition especially toward a particular thing, activity, or end : liking, desire
< a strong inclination toward study >
< an inclination to make the best of things >
3.
a. : direction or trend out of the true vertical or horizontal
< the inclination of a column >
< the roadbed had considerable inclination >
b. : amount of deviation from the vertical or horizontal : degree or rate of slope or slant : grade
< an inclination of 20 degrees >
c. : an inclined surface : slope, incline
< worked their way down the steep inclination >
d.
(1) : the angle determined by two lines or planes
< the inclination of two rays of light >
(2) in plane analytic geometry : the angle made by a line with the x-axis measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of that axis
4.
a. : a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action
< men judge by the complexion of the sky the state and inclination of the day — Shakespeare >
< some inclination to snow >
< the clutch had an inclination to slip >
b. : something to which one is inclined : an object of habit or favor : liking
5. : dip 3b
6. : enclisis
• in·cli·na·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |