a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
inclination
Noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
inclination
Noun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
inclination
Noun
that toward which one is inclined to feel a liking
inclination
Noun
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
inclination
Noun
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
inclination
Noun
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
inclining
Noun
the act of inclining
inversion
Noun
the act of turning inside out
inversion
Noun
turning upside down
inversion
Noun
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
inversion
Noun
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
inversion
Noun
the reversal of the normal order of words
inversion
Noun
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
inversion
Noun
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
inversion
Noun
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
inversion
Noun
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
intensification
Noun
action that makes something stronger or more extreme
intensification
Noun
the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
increase
Noun
the act of increasing something
increase
Noun
the amount by which something increases
increase
Noun
a change resulting in an increase
increase
Noun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
increase
Noun
a quantity that is added
increase
Verb
make bigger or more
increase
Verb
become bigger or greater in amount
inspissation
Noun
the act of thickening
inspissation
Noun
the process of thickening by dehydration
inclusion
Noun
the act of including
inclusion
Noun
any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
inclusion
Noun
the relation of comprising something
inclusion
Noun
the state of being included
incorporation
Noun
including by incorporating
incorporation
Noun
consolidating two or more things
incorporation
Noun
learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
inflation
Noun
the act of filling something with air
inflation
Noun
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
inflation
Noun
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
inflation
Noun
a general and progressive increase in prices
intermixture
Noun
the act of mixing together
intermixture
Noun
an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
intermixture
Noun
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
interspersion
Noun
the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
interspersal
Noun
the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
interruption
Noun
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
interruption
Noun
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption
Noun
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
incendiarism
Noun
malicious burning to destroy property
ignition
Noun
the act of setting something on fire
ignition
Noun
the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine