inclination

inclination

inclination (plural inclinations)

1. A physical tilt or bend
   • The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
2. A slant or slope
   • The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
3. A mental tendency
   • His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
4. (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane

   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 weapons precise inclination.

5. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Temple to this entry?)

	inclinazione
	physical tilt or bend
	mental tendency
	geometry: angle of intersection
	Propensione o attitudine.
	Angolo formato da una retta o da un piano con un altro piano di riferimento.
	At an angle relative to a level plane or to another plane of reference.

	pendenza
	Angolo formato da una retta o da un piano con un altro piano di riferimento.
	At an angle relative to a level plane or to another plane of reference.

desiderio

pendio

	dislivello
	slant or slope

	propensione
	Propensione o attitudine.

	tendenza
	A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.

amore

attrazione

curvatura

declivio

disposizione

voglia

Altri significati:

A physical tilt or bend

(geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane

A slant or slope

A mental tendency

Traduzione 'veloce'

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