nnoun.statea condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better stateSynset:decline
Antonyms:improvement
Derivationally Related Form:decline
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:declineconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:disuseneglecttwilightwreck
Full Hyponyms:neglectomissiontwilightwreck
nnoun.objecta downward slope or bendSynset:declension decline declivity descent downslope fall
Antonyms:ascent
Derivationally Related Form:falldeclinedeclivitous
Hypernyms:incline side slope
Inherited Hypernyms:descentslopegeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:downhillsteep
Full Hyponyms:downhillsteep
nnoun.location(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphereTopic:astronomyuranology
Synset:celestial latitude dec
Hypernyms:angular distance
Inherited Hypernyms:declinationangular distanceanglespaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:declinationangular distanceanglespacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa polite refusal of an invitationSynset:regrets
Derivationally Related Form:decline
Hypernyms:acknowledgement acknowledgment refusal
Inherited Hypernyms:declinationacknowledgmentmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:declinationrefusalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity