inclination : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inclination	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inclination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inclination n an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" Synonym(s): inclination, disposition, tendency (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees Synonym(s): inclination, inclination of an orbit (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) Synonym(s): inclination, angle of inclination (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon Synonym(s): dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" Antonym(s): disinclination the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" Synonym(s): tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" Synonym(s): tendency, inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" Synonym(s): inclination, inclining
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dip \Dip\, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. [bd]The dip of oars in unison.[b8] --Glover. 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. 3. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett. 4. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat. {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the angular depression of the seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon; the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of the ocean. {Dip of the needle}, [or] {Magnetic dip}, the angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also {inclination}. {Dip of a stratum} (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its direction or strike; -- called also the {pitch}.