Inclination vs Penchant - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between inclination and penchant

is that inclination is a physical tilt or bend while penchant is taste, liking, or inclination (for.

(en noun)

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

''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 .

(obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.

* inclinational

* incline * inclining * steepness

(en noun)

taste, liking, or inclination (for)

He has a penchant for fine wine.

* desire