INCLINATION

noun Date: 14th century 1. natural disposition ; character , a particular disposition of mind or character ; propensity , an act or the action of bending or inclining: as, bow , nod , a tilting of something, 3. a deviation from the true vertical or horizontal ; slant , an inclined surface ; slope , c. the angle determined by two lines or planes, the angle made by a line with the x-axis measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of that axis, a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action , ~al adjective