nnoun.cognitionan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over othersSynset:disposition tendency
Examples:- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
Derivationally Related Form:tendentiousdisposeinclinetendtendencious
Hypernyms:attitude mental attitude
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationattitudecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Callbentdenominationalismdevicesdirectiondisapprovaldisfavordisfavourdislikedriftfavorfavoritismfavourfavouritismimpartialityleaningliteralismmovementnonpartisanshippartialitypartisanshipperseverationpredispositionproclivitypropensitysetsympathytrendunderstanding
Full Hyponyms:anthropocentrismanti-semitismbentbiascalldenominationalismdevicesdirectiondisfavordisinterestednessdoghousedriftethnocentrismeurocentrismevolutionary trendexperimenter biasfairnessfavorfavoritismgravitationhomophobiaimpartialityirrational hostilityislamophobialiteralismneotenypartialityperseverationpredilectionpredispositionproclivityracismreprobationsectionalismsympathytabootendentiousnesstenortiltunfairnesswhite supremacy
nnoun.shape(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degreesTopic:astronomyuranology
Synset:inclination of an orbit
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:angle
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationanglespaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationanglespacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.shape(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)Topic:geometry
Synset:angle of inclination
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:angle
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationanglespaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationanglespacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.shape(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Synset:angle of dip dip magnetic dip magnetic inclination
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:angle
Inherited Hypernyms:dipanglespaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:dipanglespacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.feelingthat toward which you are inclined to feel a likingExamples:- her inclination is for classical music
Antonyms:disinclination
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:liking
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationlikingfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:leaningpropensitystomachtendencyundertow
Full Hyponyms:leaningstomachundertow
nnoun.attributethe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the verticalSynset:lean leaning list tilt
Examples:- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Derivationally Related Form:tiltinclineleanlist
Hypernyms:position spatial relation
Inherited Hypernyms:tiltpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effectSynset:tendency
Examples:- the alkaline inclination of the local waters
- fabric with a tendency to shrink
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:disposition
Inherited Hypernyms:tendencydispositionpropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:buoyancydesireelectronegativityheterosishybrid vigornegativitystainability
Full Hyponyms:acquisitivenessavaricebasophiliabibliomaniabuoyancydesireelectronegativitygreedheterosishungerpossessivenessretentivenessstainability
nnoun.actthe act of inclining; bending forwardSynset:inclining
Examples:- an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
Derivationally Related Form:incline
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:inclinationmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bobnodstoop
Full Hyponyms:bobnodnutationstoop