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dec·li·na·tion
 declination
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- pronunciation:
- de
klih
neI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a movement, bend, or slope downward.
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| definition 2: |
a worsening or decline.
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| definition 3: |
a polite refusal.
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| definition 4: |
in astronomy, the angular distance of some object from the celestial equator.
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| definition 5: |
the horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at any given point on the earth's surface.
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| related words: |
abstention, denial, grade, inclination |
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| derivation: |
declinational (adj.) |
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