transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-klə-ˈnā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English declinacioun, from Middle French declination, from Latin declination-, declinatio angle of the heavens, turning aside
Date: 14th century
1. : angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles
2. : a turning aside or swerving
3. : deterioration
moral declination
4. : a bending downward : inclination
5. : a formal refusal
6. : the angle formed between a magnetic needle and the geographical meridian
• dec·li·na·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective