单词 | declination |
释义 | dec·li·na·tion (dĕk′lə-nāshən) n. 1. A sloping or bending downward. 2. A falling off, especially from prosperity or vigor; a decline. 3. A deviation, as from a specific direction or standard. 4. A refusal to accept. 5. See magnetic declination. 6. Astronomy The angular distance to a point on a celestial object, measured north (in positive degrees) or south (in negative degrees) from the celestial equator. [Middle English declinacioun, from Old French declination, from Latin dēclīnātiō, dēclīnātiōn-, from dēclīnātus, past participle of dēclīnāre, to turn away; see DECLINE.] dec′li·nation·al adj. |
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