inclination

Noun

• the act of inclining; bending forward
  • an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
  • her inclination is for classical music
    

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• (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

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inclining , tendency , tilt , list , lean , leaning , dip , angle of dip , magnetic dip , magnetic inclination , angle of inclination , inclination of an orbit , disposition