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declination

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declination
—declinational, adj.
/dek'leuh nay"sheuhn/, n.
1. a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
2. deterioration; decline.
3. a swerving or deviating, as from a standard.
4. a polite refusal.
5. Astron. the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on the great circle passing through the celestial pole and the body.
6. variation (def. 8).
7. the formal refusal by a nominee of a nomination to public office.
[1350-1400; ME declinacioun < OF declinacion < L declination- (s. of declinatio), equiv. to declinat(us), lit., turned aside (ptp. of declinare; see DECLINE, -ATE1) + -ion- -ION]

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      in astronomy, the angular distance of a body north or south of the celestial equator. Declination and right ascension, an east-west coordinate, together define the position of an object in the sky. North declination is considered positive and south, negative. Thus, +90° declination marks the north celestial pole, 0° the celestial equator, and -90° the south celestial pole. The usual symbol for declination is the lowercase Greek letter δ (delta).

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