INCLINATION


Meaning of INCLINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-klə-ˈnā-shən, ˌiŋ- ]

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 -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.