Inclination

  • 41inclination — n. 1 (often foll. by to) a disposition or propensity. 2 (often foll. by for) a liking or affection. 3 a leaning, slope, or slant. 4 the difference of direction of two lines or planes, esp. as measured by the angle between them. 5 the dip of a… …

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  • 42Inclination compass — Inclination In cli*na 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 …

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  • 43Inclination of an orbit — Inclination In cli*na 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 …

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  • 44Inclination of the needle — Inclination In cli*na 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 …

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  • 45Inclination (novella) — Inclination is a science fiction novella by William Shunn. It appeared in the April/May 2006 issue of Asimov s Science Fiction. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula awards in 2007.The story concerns a young stevedore named Jude who lives …

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  • 46inclination downward — index descent (declination) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 47inclination to ask questions — index interest (concern) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 48INCLINATION, GOOD AND EVIL — There is a biblical basis to the idea of the existence in man s nature of an instinctive tendency or impulse (yeẓer as in Ps. 103:14 from yaẓar, i.e., to form or create as in Gen. 2:8), which, left to itself, would lead to his undoing by… …

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  • 49inclination compass — Inclinnometer In clin*nom e*ter, n. [Incline + meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth s magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; called also {inclination compass}, and {dip circle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50inclination of an orbit — noun (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees • Syn: ↑inclination • Derivationally related forms: ↑incline (for: ↑inclination) • Topics: ↑ …

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