Complete Definition of "inclination"

English
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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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  1. A tilt or bend

#* The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.

  1. A slant or slope

#* The road up to the house had a steep inclination.

  1. A tendency

#* He had an inclination to drink.

  1. astronomy The angle of intersection of a plane and the orbital plane of a planet or moon etc; also the angle between an object's orbit and the ecliptic

Translations
trans-top|A tilt or bend
Finnish: kallistus
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trans-top|A slant or slope
Finnish: kalteva pinta
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trans-top|A tendency
Finnish: t+|fi|taipumus
Hebrew: he-translation|נ���|n'tiyah
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trans-top|The angle of intersection of a plane and the orbital plane of a planet or moon
Finnish: kaltevuuskulma
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ttbc|Dutch: t|nl|inclinatie|f, t-|nl|neiging|f
ttbc|French: inclinaison f
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ttbc|Spanish: t+|es|inclinación|f

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