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inclination
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)
- A physical tilt or bend.
- A slant or slope.
- A mental tendency.
- (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
- (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.
- c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs
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)
- inclination (all senses)
Related terms
- incliner
Further reading
- “inclination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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atmosphere
English
Alternative forms
- atmosphære (archaic)
Etymology
From French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ????? (atmós, “steam”) + Ancient Greek ?????? (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- +? -sphere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æt.m?s?f??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ætm?s?f??/
Noun
atmosphere (countable and uncountable, plural atmospheres)
- The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
- Coordinate terms: hydrosphere, biosphere
- Meronyms: see Thesaurus:atmosphere
- The air in a particular place.
- Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].
- (figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
- Synonyms: air, ambiance, feeling, mood
- A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
- (television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
Related terms
- atmospheric
- atmospherics
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- ambiance, ambience
- mood
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