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Synonyms for declination

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dek-luh-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛk ləˈneɪ ʃən

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Définition 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

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