单词 | inclination |
释义 | inclination/ɪnklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n /noun [mass noun] 1A person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition: John was a scientist by training and inclination Fanny showed little inclination to talk about anything serious [count noun]: he was free to follow his inclinations...
Synonyms tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning; predisposition, disposition, predilection, weakness, proneness; desire, wish, readiness, impulse; bent archaic list, humour rare velleity 1.1 (inclination for/to/towards) An interest in or liking for (something): my inborn inclination for things with moving parts...
Synonyms liking, penchant, partiality, preference, appetite, fancy, fondness, affection, love; interest, affinity; stomach, taste informal yen rare appetency 2The fact or degree of sloping: changes in inclination of the line on the graph...
2.1The angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another.Dichroic ratios R, order parameter S, and inclination angle between membrane plans and diglucosamine ring plane....
Synonyms gradient, incline, slope, pitch, ramp, bank, ascent, rise, acclivity, descent, declivity; slant, lift, tilt; cant, camber, bevel; angle 2.2The dip of a magnetic needle.The third possible explanation for the shallow inclination of the high temperature component of magnetization is that the dykes were rotated about horizontal axes after magnetization....
2.3 Astronomy The angle between the orbital plane of a planet, comet, etc. and the ecliptic, or between the orbital plane of a satellite and the equatorial plane of its primary: cometary orbits vary widely in inclination...
3An act of inclining the body or head: the questioner’s inclination of his head...
Synonyms bowing, bow, bending, nod, nodding, lowering, dip OriginLate Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n-), from inclinare 'bend towards' (see incline). |
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