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inclination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | angle of inclination |
| Type of | angle |
| Derivation | incline |
inclination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disposition, tendency |
| Type of | attitude, mental attitude |
| Has types | predisposition, devices, direction, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, nonpartisanship, drift, perseveration, favor, favoritism, favour, favouritism, partisanship, movement, partiality, impartiality, set, leaning, propensity, literalism, trend, understanding, bent, sympathy, call, proclivity, denominationalism |
| Derivation | incline |
he had an inclination to give up too easily.
inclination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inclination of an orbit |
| Type of | angle |
| Derivation | incline |
inclination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tendency |
| Type of | disposition |
| Has types | negativity, buoyancy, desire, electronegativity, stainability, heterosis, hybrid vigor |
| Derivation | incline |
the alkaline inclination of the local waters.
inclination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | angle of dip, dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination |
| Type of | angle |
| Derivation | incline |
Examples of inclination
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This increase in tax on therich would not change anyone's inclination to invest.
From the forbes.com
Few thieves, though, have the inclination or the know-how to go to such lengths.
From the economist.com
Neither of her parents has the time or inclination to sell 24 packages of dough.
From the sacbee.com
If you have the time or inclination to look for deals, online coupons will work.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In 2009 with the recession in high gear, who has the time, money or inclination?
From the orlandosentinel.com
My own inclination was to keep on returning to LeDray's obsession with clothing.
From the boston.com
A segment of the public has the inclination to ascribe negative outcomes to oil.
From the forbes.com
Mr Bashir, however, shows no inclination yet to face charges, whoever puts them.
From the economist.com
Not everyone has the time, the patience or the inclination to create garden art.
From the heraldtribune.com
- 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"
- (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
- Dip: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
- Tilt: 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"
- Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction.
- "Inclination" is a science fiction novella by William Shunn. It appeared in the April/May 2006 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula awards in 2007.
- A physical tilt or bend; A slant or slope; A mental tendency; The angle of intersection of a reference plane
