Definition of declination - WordReference.com Dictionary

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declination
A	noun
	1	declination, regrets
			a polite refusal of an invitation
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚refusal ╚declination, regrets
	2	descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
			a downward slope or bend
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚geological formation; formation ╚slope; incline; side ╚descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope ╚steep ╚downhill
	3	declination, celestial latitude, DEC
			(astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚amorphous shape ╚space ╚angle ╚angular distance ╚declination, celestial latitude, DEC
	4	decline, declination
			a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚decline, declination ╚wreck ╚twilight ╚neglect; disuse

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