Antonyms for declination

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dek-luh-ney-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛk ləˈneɪ ʃən

Definition of declination

Origin : late 14c. as a term in astronomy, from Old French declinacion (Modern French déclinaison), from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline). It took on various other senses 15c.-17c., most now obsolete.

noun refusal
noun deterioration

Example sentences :

At that time the declination of the sun is 23½ north of the equatorial line.
Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Simultaneously the declination is noted by A in the darkness.
Extract from : « Lectures on Stellar Statistics » by Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier

You will know whether the star is North or South of you by its declination.
Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper

Before going further, let us review a few facts about Declination.
Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper

Then the declination of the sun at that moment would be 15 N.
Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper

The greater this declination, the more expressive was it of respect and esteem.
Extract from : « Niels Klim's journey under the ground » by Baron Ludvig Holberg

It has also another variation, called the declination, or dip.
Extract from : « How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves » by W.H.G. Kingston

The north polar distance of a star is the complement of its declination.
Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

You will ask, why we take this indirect method of finding the declination?
Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

Again, it is easy to take the declination of a body when on the meridian.
Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

Synonyms for declination

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