EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English declinacioun, from Middle French declination, from Latin declinatio.
NounEdit
declination (plural declinations)
- 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.
- (archaic) Declension.
- (archaic) Deviation.
TranslationsEdit
at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north
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at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane
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declension — see declension