Dictionary Check: inclination
"inclination" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
noun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Example:
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"
noun
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
noun
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
noun
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
noun
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
Example:
"her inclination is for classical music"
noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Example:
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
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