Inclination

[in-kluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən/

noun
1.
a disposition or bent, especially 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, especially horizontal or vertical, direction or position.
6.
an inclined surface.
7.
Geometry.

8.
Astronomy.

9.
Magnetism. 1 (def 32).
/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
1.
often foll by for, to, towards, or an infinitive. a particular disposition, esp a liking or preference; tendency: I’ve no inclination for such dull work
2.
the degree of deviation from a particular plane, esp a horizontal or vertical plane
3.
a sloping or slanting surface; incline
4.
the act of inclining or the state of being inclined
5.
the act of bowing or nodding the head
6.
(maths)

7.
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit of a planet or comet and another plane, usually that of the ecliptic
8.
(physics) another name for dip (sense 28)
n.

“condition of being mentally disposed” (to do something), late 14c., from Middle French inclination (14c.) and directly from Latin inclinationem (nominative inclinatio) “a leaning, bending,” figuratively “tendency, bias, favor,” noun of action from past participle stem of inclinare (see incline). Meaning “action of bending toward” (something) is from early 15c. That of “amount of a slope” is from 1799.

inclination in·cli·na·tion (ĭn’klə-nā’shən)
n.

inclination
(ĭn’klə-nā’shən)
A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical.