Meaning of Declination | Babel Free

Definitions

1. At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
   countable, uncountable
2. At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
   countable, uncountable
3. A refusal.
   countable, uncountable
4. The gradual decline in the overall fundamental frequency or pitch of speech over the course of an utterance, independent of local variations such as tones and pitch accents.
   countable, uncountable
5. Declension.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
6. The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
7. The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
8. Deviation.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the queen's declination from marriage”

“declination of the head”

“the declination of monarchy”

“Summer […] is not looked on as a time of declination or decay.”

“this declination of atoms in their descent”

“November 2, 1690, Robert South, Sinners Inexcusable from Natural Religion Only every violation of and declination from the rules”

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