incline + -ation

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1. a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity: あるやり方で活動する、感じる人の自然な傾向や衝動

«…への/…する» 傾向(tendency), 性向; 体質 «toward, to/to do»

e.g. John was a scientist by training and inclination: ジョンは教育と意向を受けた科学者だった。

e.g. he was free to follow his inclinations.: 彼は自分の願望に自由に従った。

(inclination for/to/toward) an interest in or liking for (something): (何かへの)興味、好み

«…への» 気持ち, 意向, 好み «toward, for, to»

e.g. Burger King and Wendy's didn't show any inclination to jump into a price war with McDonald's.: バーガーキングとウェンディーズはマクドナルドとの価格競争に飛び込む意向を見せなかった。

2. a slope or slant: 傾き、傾斜

｟かたく｠ 傾斜, 傾き

e.g. changes in inclination of the line on the graph.: そのグラウの線の傾きの変化

the action of inclining the body or head: 身体や頭を傾ける行動

e.g. the questioner's inclination of his head.: その質問者の軽いお辞儀

the dip of a magnetic needle.: 磁針の下への傾斜

3. the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another.: 直線、平面の別のものとの傾きの角度

〘数〙 傾度, 傾角

Astronomy the angle between the orbital plane of a planet, comet, etc. and the ecliptic, or between the orbital plane of a satellite and the equatorial plane of its primary.

Astronomy the angle between the axis of an astronomical object and a fixed reference angle.

〘天〙 (軌道の)傾斜角.

late Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n-), from inclinare ‘bend towards’ (see incline).