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单词 declination
释义
dec·li·na·tion (dĕklə-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.]

decli·nation·al adj.
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