Translate inclination | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of inclination
noun
[mass noun] 1a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:John was a scientist by training and inclination Fanny showed little inclination to talk about anything serious [count noun]:he was free to follow his inclinations (
inclination for/to/towards)
an interest in or liking for (something):my inborn inclination for things with moving parts
2the fact or degree of sloping:changes in inclination of the line on the graph the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another. the dip of a magnetic needle. Astronomy the angle between the orbital plane of a planet, comet, etc. and the ecliptic, or between the orbital plane of a satellite and the equatorial plane of its primary: cometary orbits vary widely in inclination
3an act of inclining the body or head:the questioner’s inclination of his head
