English-Dutch translations for inclination

• inclinatie
• buiging
• glooiing
• glooiingshoek
• helling
• knik
• lust
• neiging
  De neiging om meer personeel te vragen is daarom groot. The inclination to call for more staff is therefore great.
  De neiging is groot om nu duurzame energie ook maar ruimhartig te voorzien van subsidies. The inclination is now to give generous subsidies to renewable energy.
  Het is van essentieel belang om nauwlettend toe te zien op de neiging van de EU-lidstaten om hun eigen nationale industrie te beschermen. It is essential to monitor Member States' inclinations to protect their own national industry.
• tendens
  De tendens tot misbruik moet al zo vroeg mogelijk bestreden worden. Any inclination to abuse alcohol must be nipped in the bud.

Definition of inclination

• A physical tilt or bend
• A slant or slope
• A mental tendency
• The angle of intersection of a reference plane
• A person or thing loved or admired

Examples

• The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
• The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
• His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
• 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.

Related words

• disinclination
• orbital inclination
• orbit inclination
• steep inclination
• angle of inclination