wikipedia|Declination (disambiguation)
English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Etymology
From ME. declinacioun, from MF. declination, from L. #Latin|declination.

Noun
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1. At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
2. At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
3. A refusal.
4. archaic declension|Declension.

Translations
trans-top|at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north
Finnish: eranto, deklinaatio
French: déclinaison f
German: Deklination f
trans-mid
Italian: declinazione f
Russian: �клонение (sklonénije) n
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trans-top|at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane
Finnish: deklinaatio
French: déclinaison f
German: Deklination f
trans-mid
Italian: declinazione f
Russian: �клонение (sklonénije) n
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trans-top|refusal
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trans-top|declension
Finnish: taivutusluokka, deklinaatio
German: Deklination f
trans-mid
Italian: declinazione f
Russian: �клонение (sklonénije) n
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Related terms
decline

Derived terms

Magnetic Declination

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