declination
- IPA[ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n]
英式
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator;the angular deviation of a compass needle from true north (because the magnetic north pole and the geographic north pole do not coincide).
noun: declination, plural noun: declinations
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- 1. the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator the declination of Arcturus is 19 degrees north
- ▪ the angular deviation of a compass needle from true north (because the magnetic north pole and the geographic north pole do not coincide).
- 2. another term for downdrift
- 3. US formal refusal the mandatory vaccine declination form
- the axis of an equatorially mounted telescope which is at right angles to the polar axis, about ...
Oxford Dictionary
- the axis of an equatorially mounted telescope which is at right angles to the polar axis, about ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˌdekləˈnāSHən]
美式
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator: the declination of Arcturus is 19 degrees north
Oxford American Dictionary