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declination

noun

  1. a bending or sloping downward; deviation from the horizontal or vertical
  2. an oblique variation from some definite direction
  3. the angle formed by a magnetic needle with the line pointing to the geographical North Pole
  4. a polite declining or refusal
  5. Archaic decline; deterioration; decay
  6. Astron. the angular distance of a celestial body north or south from the celestial equator: it is used with right ascension to find an exact position in the sky: abbrev. Dec, dec

See declination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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