inclination

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A physical tilt or bend.

   • The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
2. 2

   A slant or slope.

   • The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
   • The gradients on the western part of the line are generally easy, although there is a rise at 1 in 55 before Manorbier, and a fall at the same inclination beyond that station.
3. 3

   A tendency.

   • His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      A person or thing loved or admired.

      • c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations
      • c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

The neighborhood

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