Declination Meaning
/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAt a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
nounAt a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
Sentence Examples
The declination of the star was measured accurately.
Magnetic declination affects compass readings.
The astronomer calculated the declination of the star in the sky.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The magnetic ____ at our location is about ten degrees west.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the star was measured accurately.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English declinacioun, borrowed from Middle French declination, from Latin declinatio. Doublet of declension.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"the queen's declination from marriage"
— 1746, Arthur Collins, Letters And Memorials Of State In the Reigns of Queen Mary:
"the declination of monarchy"
— 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Cunning”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
"Summer […] is not looked on as a time of declination or decay."
— c. 1635, Edmund Waller, To My Young Lady Lucy Sidney:
"this declination of atoms in their descent"
— 1692, Richard Bentley, [A Confutation of Atheism] (please specify the sermon), London: [Thomas Parkhurst; Henry Mortlock], published 1692–1693:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The magnetic ____ at our location is about ten degrees west.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the star was measured accurately.