n.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-kl ə - ' n ā -sh ə n, ˌ i ŋ -
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a obsolete : natural disposition : CHARACTER b : a particular disposition of mind or character : PROPENSITY especially : LIKING <had little inclination for housekeeping>
2 : an act or the action of bending or inclining: as a : BOW , NOD b : a tilting of something
3 a : a deviation from the true vertical or horizontal : SLANT also : the degree of such deviation b : an inclined surface : SLOPE c (1) : the angle determined by two lines or planes (2) : the angle made by a line with the x-axis measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of that axis
4 : a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action <the clutch has an inclination to slip>
– in · cli · na · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective