DECLINATION


Meaning of DECLINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdeklɪˈneɪʃən ]

n. 1 a downward bend or turn. 2 Astron. the angular distance of a star etc. north or south of the celestial equator. 3 Physics the angular deviation of a compass needle from true north. 4 US a formal refusal. øødeclinational adj. [ME f. L declinatio (as DECLINE)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.