| NOUN | cognition | inclination, disposition, tendency | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
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| shape | inclination, inclination of an orbit | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees | |
| shape | inclination, angle of inclination | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | |
| shape | inclination, dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon | |
| feeling | inclination | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking | |
| attribute | inclination, tilt, list, lean, leaning | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | |
| attribute | inclination, tendency | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character / character or effect | |
| act | inclination, inclining | the act of inclining |
| Sounds | ih.nklahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees. | |
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| Synonym | inclination of an orbit | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
| Spanish | inclinación, inclinación orbital | |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Verbs | incline | be at an angle |
| Meaning | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis). | |
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| Synonym | angle of inclination | |
| Category | geometry | The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
| Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
| Spanish | inclinación | |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Verbs | incline | be at an angle |
| Meaning | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. | |
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| Synonyms | dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
| Spanish | ángulo de buzamiento, buzamiento magnético, buzamiento, inclinación magnética, inclinación | |
| Catalan | inclinació magnètica | |
| Verbs | incline | be at an angle |
| Meaning | That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking. | |
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| Example | "her inclination is for classical music" | |
| Narrower | leaning, propensity, tendency | An inclination to do something |
| stomach | An inclination or liking for things involving conflict / conflict / conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness | |
| undertow | An inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling | |
| Broader | liking | A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment |
| Opposite | disinclination | That toward which you are inclined to feel dislike |
| Verbs | incline | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief |
| incline | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something | |
| Meaning | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. | |
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| Example | "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" | |
| Synonyms | tilt, list, lean, leaning | |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
| Spanish | inclinación | |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Verbs | incline | be at an angle |
| Meaning | A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character / character or effect. | |
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| Example | "the alkaline inclination of the local waters" | |
| Synonym | tendency | |
| Narrower | buoyancy | The tendency to float in water or other liquid |
| desire | An inclination to want things | |
| electronegativity, negativity | (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond | |
| heterosis, hybrid vigor | (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent | |
| stainability | (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes | |
| Broader | disposition | A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing |
| Spanish | inclinación, tendencia | |
| Catalan | inclinació, tendència | |
| Verbs | incline | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something |
| Meaning | The act of inclining; bending forward. | |
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| Example | "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" | |
| Synonym | inclining | |
| Narrower | bob | A short abrupt inclination (as of the head) |
| nod | The act of nodding the head | |
| stoop | An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Verbs | incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body) , as in a nod or bow |
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