inclination

  • 21inclination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. propensity, leaning, bent, predisposition; fondness, liking; predilection; slope, slant, ramp. See tendency, will, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tendency] Syn. bent, bias, propensity,… …

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  • 22inclination — in|cli|na|tion [ ,ınklı neıʃn ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) often in negatives a feeling that you want to do something: inclination to do something: I don t have the time or inclination to visit him. The military government has shown little… …

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  • 23inclination — inclinational, adj. /in kleuh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. a disposition or bent, esp. of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign. 2. something to which one is inclined: In sports his inclination is… …

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  • 24inclination — A set angle. See kingpin inclination steering swivel inclination steering axis inclination swivel axis inclination …

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  • 25inclination — 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 …

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  • 26inclination — 1. A leaning or sloping. 2. In dentistry, deviation of the long axis of a tooth from the perpendicular. SYN: inclinatio [TA], version (3). [L. inclinatio, a leaning] condylar guidance i. the angle of i. of the condylar …

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  • 27inclination — [[t]ɪ̱nklɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] inclinations N VAR: usu with supp, oft N to inf, oft with brd neg An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things... She… …

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  • 28inclination — 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 …

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  • 29inclination — noun a) A physical tilt or bend The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body. b) A slant or slope …

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  • 30inclination — noun 1) his political inclination Syn: tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning, predisposition, disposition, predilection, desire, wish, impulse, bent, bias; liking, affection, penchant, partiality, preference …

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