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inclination n. [
disposition, tendency] 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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inclination n. [
inclination of an orbit] (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
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inclination n. [
angle of inclination] (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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inclination n. [
dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination] (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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inclination n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
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