Declination

Word DECLINATION
Character 11
Hyphenation dec li na tion
Pronunciations /ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Declination"

What do we mean by declination?

A sloping or bending downward. noun

A falling off, especially from prosperity or vigor; a decline. noun

A deviation, as from a specific direction or standard. noun

A refusal to accept. noun

The angular distance to a point on a celestial object, measured north (in positive degrees) or south (in negative degrees) from the celestial equator. noun

A bending or sloping downward; a sloping or bending from a higher to a lower level; subsidence: as, the declination of the shore. noun

A falling to a lower or inferior condition; deterioration; decline: as, declination in or of vigor, virtue, morals, etc. noun

Deviation from a right line; oblique motion. noun

Deviation from the right path or course of conduct: as, a declination from duty. noun

Aversion; disinclination. noun

The act of declining, refusing, or shunning; refusal: as, a declination of an office. noun

In astronomy, the distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on a great circle passing through the pole and also through the body. noun

The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian of a place. noun

In dialing, the arc of the horizon contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, if reckoned from north or south. noun

In grammar, declension; the inflection of a noun through its various terminations. noun

The act or state of bending downward; inclination. noun

The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline. noun

The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion; obliquity; withdrawal. noun

The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal; refusal; averseness. noun

At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.

At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.

A refusal.

(grammar) Declension.

The act or state of bending downward; inclination.

The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.

Deviation.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Declination

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The word "declination" in example sentences

Between sunrise and the declination is the Sunnat-time, and therefore the best. ❋ Unknown (2003)

[2] The declination is the variation of the needle from the true meridian of a place. ❋ Jules Verne (1866)

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. ❋ Unknown (1862)

One of the many methods adopted for mounting equatorials is that exhibited -- with the omission of some minor details -- in fig. 9. _a_ is the polar axis, _b_ is the axis (called the declination axis) which bears the telescope. ❋ Unknown (1862)

It has also another variation, called the declination, or dip. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

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, ❋ George Warburton (1836)

You'll need to know your current elevation and something called the declination angle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Rates of declining prosecutions, what are called declination rates, are up to 50 percent for murders and 70 percent for rape and sexual assault. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The observations in question referred to what is called the "declination" of the magnetic needle -- that is, to the position assumed by it with reference to the points of the compass when moving freely in a horizontal plane. ❋ Unknown (1874)

We have described the distribution of magnetism on the surface of our planet according to the two forms of 'declination' and 'inclination'; it now, therefore, remains for us to speak of the 'intensity of the force' which is graphically expressed by isodynamic curves (or lines of equal intensity). ❋ Alexander Von Humboldt (1814)

Increased tolerance to face yaw and pitch declination, meaning VeriLook 4.0 can recognize faces that are looking side-to-side or tilted forward or back (in many cases it can recognize faces declined up to 25 degrees). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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