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Predisposed vs Inclination - What's the difference?

predisposed | inclination |

As an adjective predisposed

is inclined.

As a verb predisposed

is (predispose).

As a noun inclination is

a physical tilt or bend.

predisposed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inclined.
  • Made susceptible to.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (predispose)
  • inclination

    English

    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.
  • Derived terms

    * inclinational

    Synonyms

    * incline * inclining * steepness