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1. (n.) declination
a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
2. declination
deviation, as from a standard.
3. declination
a polite refusal.
4. declination
the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on the great circle passing through the celestial pole and the body.
Etymology: (1350–1400; declinacioun < OF declinacion < L dēclīnātiō <dēclīnā(re) (see decline ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) decline, declination
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
2. (noun) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
a downward slope or bend
3. (noun) declination, celestial latitude, dec
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
4. (noun) declination, regrets
a polite refusal of an invitation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) declination
the act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head
2. (noun) declination
the act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline
3. (noun) declination
the act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion; obliquity; withdrawal
4. (noun) declination
the act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal; refusal; averseness
5. (noun) declination
the angular distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward
6. (noun) declination
the arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north or south
7. (noun) declination
the act of inflecting a word; declension. See Decline, v. t., 4
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. declination
The angular distance to a body on the celestial sphere measured north or south through 90 degrees from the celestial equator along the hour circle of the body. Comparable to latitude on the terrestrial sphere. See also magnetic declination; magnetic variation.
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