Appetency vs Inclination - What's the difference?
appetency | inclination | Related terms |
Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
A physical tilt or bend
* The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
A slant or slope
* The road up to the house had a steep inclination .
(senseid)A mental tendency
* His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
(geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
(obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
Appetency is a related term of inclination.
As nouns the difference between appetency and inclination
is that appetency is strong desire; craving; powerful instinct while inclination is a physical tilt or bend.appetency
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(appetencies)Synonyms
* appetite * compulsion * cravinginclination
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(en noun)- ''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 weapon's precise inclination .