Declination

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English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Etymology

From Middle English declinacioun, from Middle French declination, from Latin declinatio.

Noun

Singular Declination

Plural {{{1}}}

Declination ({{{1}}})

1. At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
2. At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
3. A refusal.
4. (archaic) Declension.

Translations

at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north

Bulgarian: отклонение bg(bg) n., деклинация bg(bg) Finnish: eranto fi(fi), deklinaatio fi(fi) French: déclinaison fr(fr) f.

German: Deklination de(de) f. Italian: declinazione it(it) f. Russian: склонение ru(ru) (sklonénije) n.

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

Bulgarian: деклинация bg(bg) f. Finnish: deklinaatio fi(fi) French: déclinaison fr(fr) f.

German: Deklination de(de) f. Italian: declinazione it(it) f. Russian: склонение ru(ru) (sklonénije) n.

refusal

Bulgarian: отказ bg(bg) m.

declension — see declension

Related terms

• decline

Derived terms

• magnetic declination

Anagrams

• acdeiilnnot,
• nonciliated

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