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UK
/dɪklɪnˈeɪʃən/
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NOUN
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- a downward slope or bend
- a polite refusal of an invitation
- (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
How To Use declination In A Sentence
- You lose credibility when you try to interpret a declination of criminal prosecution as an "exoneration" of anybody involved in the firings. Not Prosecuting Isn't the Same as Being Exonerated
- The higher coercivity component has a inclination that is steeper than expected and a NW declination.
- [2] The declination is the variation of the needle from the true meridian of a place. Voyage au centre de la terre. English
- It's easy enough to gauge an asteroid's longitude and latitude (ascension and declination in astro-speak), but figuring out its current celestial position is tricky.
- Columbus is, not for the first observance of the existence of the declination, which is given, for example, upon the map of Andrew Bianca, in 1436, but for the remark which he made on the 13th of September, The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
- Is the accumulation and development of thousands years? experiences reflect the declination of literary painting?
- The compass needle and a knowledge of magnetic declination, the angle between the magnetic north and geographic north, were developments from this knowledge; they were described by Shen Kua in 1088.
- To learn this we must take out Mercury's declination, which is 24° 43 '18 "N., and the sun's, which is 22° 59' 10 "N. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.
- Also every month, the Moon will reach its minimum declination at 18 north or south.
- Anticipation is but a deflexion or declination by accident. Valerius Terminus: of the interpretation of Nature
