Meaning

At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north..

Definitions by Sense

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. (linguistics, prosody) The gradual decline in the overall fundamental frequency or pitch of speech over the course of an utterance, independent of local variations such as tones and pitch accents.
5. (grammar, obsolete or non-native speakers' English) Declension.
6. (archaic) The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
7. (archaic) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
8. (archaic) Deviation.

Example Sentences

the queen's declination from marriage

declination of the head

the declination of monarchy

Summer […] is not looked on as a time of declination or decay.

November 2, 1690, Robert South, Sinners Inexcusable from Natural Religion Only every violation of and declination from the rules

this declination of atoms in their descent

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Use declination when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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