inclination

in·cli·na·tion

I0083200 (ĭn′klə-nā′shən)n.1. The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt: The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep.2. a. A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: the steep inclination of a roof.b. The angle between two lines or planes: the inclination of the comet's orbit with respect to that of Earth.c. An inclined surface; a slope.3. a. A characteristic disposition or tendency to act in a certain way; a propensity: "I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves" (Benjamin Franklin).b. A preference or liking: his musical inclinations.

inclination

(ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃən) n1. (often foll by: for, to, towards, or an infinitive) a particular disposition, esp a liking or preference; tendency: I've no inclination for such dull work. 2. the degree of deviation from a particular plane, esp a horizontal or vertical plane3. a sloping or slanting surface; incline4. the act of inclining or the state of being inclined5. the act of bowing or nodding the head6. (Mathematics) maths a. the angle between a line on a graph and the positive limb of the x-axisb. the smaller dihedral angle between one plane and another7. (Astronomy) astronomy the angle between the plane of the orbit of a planet or comet and another plane, usually that of the ecliptic8. (General Physics) physics another name for dip²⁸ ˌincliˈnational adj

in•cli•na•tion

(ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən)

n. 1. a special disposition of the mind or temperament; a liking or preference: a great inclination for sports. 2. something to which one is inclined. 3. the act of inclining or state of being inclined. 4. a tendency toward a certain condition, action, etc. 5. deviation or amount of deviation from a normal, esp. horizontal or vertical, direction or position. 6. an inclined surface. 7. a. the angle between two lines or two planes. b. the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin] in`cli•na′tion•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inclination - 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"tendency, dispositionattitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"direction - a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"trend, drift, movement - a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"Call - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"denominationalism - the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separationsdevices - an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"sympathy, understanding - an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"favoritism, favouritism - an inclination to favor some person or groupproclivity, propensity, leaning - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"bent, set - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"literalism - a disposition to interpret statements in their literal senseperseveration - the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for itpredisposition - an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular wayfavour, favor - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or grouppartisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternativesimpartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
	2.	inclination - (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degreesinclination of an orbitastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeangle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
	3.	inclination - (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)angle of inclinationgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacesangle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
	4.	inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonangle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, dipnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
	5.	inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"leaning, propensity, tendency - an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"stomach - an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"undertow - an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"disinclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
	6.	inclination - 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"lean, list, leaning, tiltspatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
	7.	inclination - 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"tendencyheterosis, hybrid vigor - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parentdisposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"buoyancy - the tendency to float in water or other liquidelectronegativity, negativity - (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bondstainability - (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyesdesire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
	8.	inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"incliningmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"nod - the act of nodding the headstoop - an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

inclination

noun1. desire, longing, wish, need, aspiration, craving, yearning, hankering He had neither the time nor the inclination to think about it.2. tendency, liking, taste, turn, fancy, leaning, bent, stomach, prejudice, bias, affection, thirst, disposition, penchant, fondness, propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity, partiality, turn of mind, proneness He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
tendency dislike, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, disinclination3. bow, bending, nod, bowing a polite inclination of his head

inclination

nounDeviation from a particular direction:cant, grade, gradient, heel, incline, lean, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.

Translations

倾向点头

incline

(inˈklain) verb to bow (one's head etc). 點頭 点头 (ˈinklain) noun a slope. 斜面 斜面inclination (inkləˈneiʃən) noun1. a tendency or slight desire to do something. Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him. 傾向 倾向2. (an act of) bowing (the head etc). 點頭 点头be inclined to1. to have a tendency to (do something). He is inclined to be a bit lazy. 傾向於 使倾向于2. to have a slight desire to (do something). I am inclined to accept their invitation. 有點想 使想要