Noun

(en noun)

A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process):

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A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.

(programming, object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.

(slang) Marijuana.

Noun

(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.