inclination
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(noun) the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" |
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Synonyms: inclining |
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Related Words: bob, motion, move, movement, nod, nutation, stoop |
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(noun) an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
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Synonyms: disposition, tendency |
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Related Words: Call, attitude, bent, devices, direction, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, drift, favor, favoritism, favour, favouritism, impartiality, leaning, literalism, mental attitude, nonpartisanship, partiality, partisanship, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, set, sympathy, trend, understanding |
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(noun) that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" |
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Related Words: leaning, liking, propensity, tendency, undertow |
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Antonyms: disinclination |
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(noun) (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) |
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Synonyms: angle of inclination |
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Related Words: angle |
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(noun) (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees |
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Synonyms: inclination of an orbit |
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Related Words: angle |
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(noun) a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" |
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Synonyms: tendency |
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Related Words: desire, disposition, stainability |
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(noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
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Synonyms: lean, leaning, list, tilt |
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Related Words: position, spatial relation |
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(noun) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon |
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Synonyms: angle of dip, dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination |
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Related Words: angle |
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