angle vs inclination

inclination vs angle

angle and inclination both are nouns.

angle is a verb but inclination is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
angle	Yes	No	Yes	No
inclination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inclination is a hyponym of angle; that is, inclination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than angle:

angle: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
inclination: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

Other hyponyms of angle include crotch, fork, axil, helix angle, complementary angles, angular distance, plane angle, spherical angle, solid angle, angle of inclination, inclination of an orbit, salient angle, interior angle, internal angle, exterior angle, external angle, angle of incidence, incidence angle, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, angle of extinction, extinction angle, dogleg, right angle, oblique angle, reflex angle, perigon, round angle, cutting angle, angle of dip, dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, lead, magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation, AZ, azimuth, polyhedral angle, face angle, tilt angle, vertical angle, angle of view, view angle, wave angle, dihedral angle, torsion angle.

angle (noun)	inclination (noun)
a biased way of looking at or presenting something	the act of inclining; bending forward
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians	a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
	that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
	(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

angle (verb)	inclination (verb)
present with a bias
fish with a hook
seek indirectly
to incline or bend from a vertical position
move or proceed at an angle

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