[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inclination \in`clina"tion\, n. l. inclinatio: cf. f.
   inclination.
   1913 webster
   1. the act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a
      leaning; as, an inclination of the head.
      1913 webster

   2. a direction or tendency from the true vertical or
      horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or
      of a road bed.
      1913 webster

   3. a tendency towards another body or point.
      1913 webster

   4. geom. the angle made by two lines or planes; as, the
      inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the
      plane of the ecliptic is about 23deg 28'; the
      inclination of two rays of light.
      1913 webster

   5. a leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences,
      or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one
      thing than to another; favor; desire; love.
      1913 webster

            a mere inclination to a thing is not properly a
            willing of that thing.                --south.
      1913 webster

            how dost thou find the inclination of the people?
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. a person or thing loved or admired. --sir w. temple.
      1913 webster

   7. pharm. decantation, or tipping for pouring.
      1913 webster

   inclination compass, an inclinometer.

   inclination of an orbit astron., the angle which the
      orbit makes with the ecliptic.

   inclination of the needle. see dip of the needle, under
      dip.

   syn: bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity;
        prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire;
        affection; love. see bent, and cf. disposition.
        1913 webster
see also:
inclination compass inclination of an orbit inclination of the needle dip of the needle dip bent 
disposition 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dip \dip\, n.
   1. the action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a
      liquid. "the dip of oars in unison." --glover.
      1913 webster

   2. inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line;
      slope; pitch.
      1913 webster

   3. a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the
      ground.
      pjc

   4. a liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a
      ladle or spoon. local, u.s. --bartlett.
      1913 webster

   5. a dipped candle. colloq. --marryat.
      1913 webster

   6. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the
      performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and
      his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and
      then raises himself by straightening his arms.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   7. in the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is
      dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip
      the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings
      of subsequent years.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   8. a"eronautics a sudden drop followed by a climb,
      usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting
      into an airhole.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   9. a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a
      parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals
      are dipped see sheep-dip.
      pjc

   10. a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the
       flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and
       dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.
       pjc

   11. a pickpocket. slang
       pjc

   dip of the horizon astron., the angular depression of the
      seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon;
      the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal
      line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of
      the ocean.

   dip of the needle, or magnetic dip, the angle formed, in
      a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle,
      or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; --
      called also inclination.

   dip of a stratum geol., its greatest angle of inclination
      to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its
      direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.
      1913 webster
see also:
sheep-dip onion dip pickpocket dip of the horizon dip of the needle magnetic dip 
inclination dip of a stratum pitch 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inclination
     n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one
          alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give
          up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" syn: disposition,
           tendency
     2: astronomy the angle between the plane of the orbit and the
        plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees syn: inclination
        of an orbit
     3: geometry the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line
        measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the
        x-axis syn: angle of inclination
     4: physics the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
        plane of the horizon syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic
        dip, magnetic inclination
     5: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her
        inclination is for classical music" ant: disinclination
     6: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
        from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the
        ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a
        heavy inclination to the right" syn: tilt, list, lean,
         leaning
     7: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward
        a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline
        inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency
        to shrink" syn: tendency
     8: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of
        his head indicated his agreement" syn: inclining
see also:
disposition tendency inclination of an orbit angle of inclination dip angle of dip 
magnetic dip magnetic inclination disinclination tilt list 
lean leaning inclining 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

273 moby thesaurus words for "inclination":
   a thing for, affection, affinity, aim, an ear for, an eye for,
   angle, angularity, animus, appetence, appetency, appetite,
   aptitude, aptness, ardor, attitude, azimuth, bag, bank, bearing,
   bend, bending, bending the knee, bent, bevel, bezel, bias, bob,
   bow, bowing, bowing and scraping, cant, capacity for, cascade,
   cast, cataract, character, choice, chosen kind, chute, collapse,
   comedown, command, conation, conatus, conduciveness, constitution,
   course, crash, craving, cup of tea, current, curtsy, debacle,
   decision, declension, declination, defluxion, delight, descending,
   descension, descent, desire, determination, diathesis,
   dipping the colors, direction, direction line, discretion,
   discrimination, disposition, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve,
   downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend,
   downturn, downward trend, drift, drop, dropping, druthers,
   eagerness, easy slope, eccentricity, enthusiasm, fall, falling,
   fancy, fascination, favor, favoritism, feeling for, felicity,
   fervor, flair, fleam, forejudgment, free choice, free will,
   genius for, gentle slope, genuflection, gift for, glacis, grade,
   gradient, grain, gravitation, hanging gardens, heading, helicline,
   helmsmanship, hillside, homage, idiosyncrasy, incline,
   inclined plane, inclining, individualism, inequality,
   innate aptitude, intention, interest, involvement, jaundice,
   jaundiced eye, kidney, kneeling, kowtow, launching ramp, lay, lean,
   leaning, leaning tower, liability, lie, liking, line,
   line of direction, line of march, list, longing, lust, make,
   makeup, making a leg, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold,
   mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, navigation, nepotism,
   nod, nodding, obeisance, objective, obsequiousness, one-sidedness,
   orientation, parti pris, partialism, partiality, particular choice,
   partisanism, partisanship, passion, penchant, personal choice,
   piloting, pitch, pleasure, plummeting, point, pounce,
   preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference,
   preferential treatment, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession,
   presenting arms, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity,
   prostration, quarter, rake, ramp, range, rapids, readiness,
   resolution, reverence, run, salaam, salutation, salute, scarp,
   scrape, sensitivity to, servility, set, sexual desire,
   shelving beach, side, slant, slope, soft spot, stamp,
   standing at attention, steep slope, steerage, steering,
   stiff climb, stomach, stoop, strain, streak, stripe, style,
   submission, submissiveness, susceptibility, swag, sway, swoop,
   sympathy, talus, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor,
   thing, tilt, tilting, tip, tower of pisa, track, trend, tropism,
   turn, turn for, turn of mind, twist, type, undetachment,
   undispassionateness, unneutrality, velleity, volition, warp,
   waterfall, way, weakness, will, will power, willingness, wish,
   zeal

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