inclination: Meaning and Definition of

in•cli•na•tion

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 tennis.
3. the act of inclining; state of being inclined.
4. a tendency toward a certain condition, action, etc.: the door's inclination to stick.
5. deviation or amount of deviation from a normal, esp. horizontal or vertical, direction or position.
6. an inclined surface.
1. the angle between two lines or two planes.
2. the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line.
1. the angle between the orbital plane of a planet and another given plane, usually the ecliptic.
2. the angle between the equatorial and orbital planes of a planet.
9. dip (def. 32).