What is the difference between inclination and tendency?
inclination | tendency |
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.
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
Tendency is a synonym of inclination.
As nouns the difference between inclination and tendency
is that inclination is a physical tilt or bend while tendency is a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.inclination
English
Noun
(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 .
Derived terms
* inclinationalSynonyms
* incline * inclining * steepnesstendency
English
Noun
(tendencies)- Denim has a tendency to fade.
- a militant tendency