What does inclination mean?
Inclination means A physical tilt or bend..
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/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun
A physical tilt or bend..
The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
The gradients on the western part of the line are generally easy, although there is a rise at 1 in 55 before Manorbier, and a fall at the same inclination beyond that station.
His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours.
The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination.
c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations
Use inclination when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inclination means A physical tilt or bend..
Common synonyms include incline, inclining, steepness, leaning.
Possible antonyms include disinclination.
The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
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