1. natural tendencies or preferences to act or think in a particular way
Usage: plural of inclination
2. slopes or angles at which something is tilted from the horizontal or vertical
Usage: technical; plural of inclination

Examples

• Her artistic inclinations were evident from an early age.
• He followed his natural inclinations and became a teacher.
• The survey measured people’s political inclinations.
• Students showed different inclinations toward science and humanities.
• The engineer calculated the inclinations of the roof beams.
• The road’s steep inclinations made driving difficult in winter.
• Despite his inclinations toward laziness, he worked hard on the project.