declination
Nouns
- (n) a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state decline,
- (n) a downward slope or bend declivity, downslope, declension, decline, fall, descent,
- (n) (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 sphere celestial latitude, dec,
- (n) a polite refusal of an invitation regrets,