inclinação — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- inclination noun A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
- penchant noun A strong liking or natural tendency toward something.
- propensity noun A natural tendency or inclination to behave or think in a particular way.
- slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
- slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.
- tilt verb To lean or slant something, or to be at an angle.
Senses
inclinação is used for these senses in English:
- bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
- propensity An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
- slope An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- slope (mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
- tilt The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
bias — full definition
- noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
- noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
- verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.
inclination — full definition
- noun A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
- noun A slope, tilt, or angle away from the horizontal or vertical.