Definitions For Inclination

noun

• The act of inclining; bending forward
• A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
• The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
• That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
• (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
• (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
• A feeling of wanting to do something : a tendency to do something
• A slanting surface
• The act of bending your head or body forward : the act of inclining your head or body