| 释义 |
Noun: inclination `inklu'neyshun- An attitude of mind especially one that favours one alternative over others
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"
- disposition, tendency - (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- inclination of an orbit - (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
- angle of inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination - That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
"her inclination is for classical music" - The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
- tilt, list, lean, leaning - A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
"the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
- tendency - The act of inclining; bending forward
"an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
- inclining
Derived forms: inclinations See also: incline Type of: angle, attitude, disposition, liking, mental attitude, motility, motion, move, movement, position, spatial relation Antonym: disinclination Encyclopedia: Inclination |