inclination
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in·cli·na·tion
(ĭn'klə-nā'shən) 
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- The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt: The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep.
- A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: the steep inclination of a roof.
- An inclined surface; a slope.
- A tendency toward a certain condition or character: the alkaline inclination of the local waters.
- A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity: "I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves" (Benjamin Franklin). See synonyms at tendency.
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The angle which a line or surface makes with the vertical, horizontal, or with another line or surface.
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inclination
inclination, in astronomy, the angle of intersection between two planes, one of which is an orbital plane. The inclination of the plane of the moon's orbit is 5°9′ with respect to the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun). The inclination of the plane of the ecliptic relative to the plane of the earth's equator is 23°27′8.26″; this angle is called the obliquity of the ecliptic.
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As it pertains to meteorology, the angle between an isobar and the wind or airflow at a given point.
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inclination
(in'klinā'shən)
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The angle of slope from a particular item of reference.
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categories related to 'inclination'
- Space Exploration and Rocketry - inclination: angle between orbital plane of satellite and plane of ecliptic
- Judgments and Critiques - inclination: disposition, esp. favorable; slant
- Approval, Respect, and Recognition - inclination: liking, disposition toward
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Inclination
Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilbøjelighed, bøjning, hældning, hældningsvinkel, inklination
Nederlands (Dutch)
neiging, helling, buiging
Français (French)
n. - tendance, inclination, envie, désir, goût, inclinaison
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλίση, γέρσιμο, διάθεση, τάση, συμπάθεια, προδιάθεση, ροπή (προς)
Italiano (Italian)
inclinazione, disposizione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - inclinação (f), preferência (f), tendência (f)
Русский (Russian)
наклон, склонность
Español (Spanish)
n. - afición, tendencia, inclinación, pendiente, declive, disposición
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lutning, böjning, inklination (fys.), benägenhet, förkärlek
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
倾向, 倾斜度, 意愿
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傾向, 傾斜度, 意願
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경향, 좋아함, 기울기
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 傾けること, 勾配, 傾斜, 斜面, 傾向, 性向
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ميل, نزعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - רצון, נטייה, כפיפה, הרכנה, מורד, שיפוע, שיעור הסטייה, מישור משופע, זווית בין שני קווים או מישורים
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