different between disposal vs inclination

English

Alternative forms

• disposall (obsolete)

Etymology

dispose +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d?s?p??z??]
• Rhymes: -??z?l

Noun

disposal (countable and uncountable, plural disposals)

1. (countable) An arrangement, categorization or classification of things.
2. (countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
   1. (countable, Australian rules football) A kick or a handball of the ball during a game.
   • 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 8 May 2019.

     Lewy Taylor was quiet against the Swans with just seven disposals but hit the mark with a couple of kicks inside 50 during the crucial last quarter.

3. (uncountable) The power to use something or someone.

Related terms

• disposition

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin incl?n?ti?.Morphologically incline +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n.kl??ne?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inclination (countable and uncountable, plural inclinations)

1. A physical tilt or bend.

2. A slant or slope.

4. A mental tendency.

5. (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane

6. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
   • c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs

     you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations

   • c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial

     Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

Synonyms

• (slant or slope): incline, inclining, steepness
• (tendency): leaning, proclivity, propensity

Derived terms

• inclinational

Related terms

• inclinable
• incline
• inclined plane
• inclinometer

Translations

Anagrams

• anilinction

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incl?n?ti?, incl?n?ti?nem. See also inclinaison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.kli.na.sj??/

Noun

inclination f (plural inclinations)

1. inclination (all senses)

Related terms

• incliner

Further reading

• “inclination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).