Declination

//ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən//

Synonyms for "declination" (226 found)

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Translations

47 translations across 22 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • مِيل noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • деклинация noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • деклинация noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • отказ noun (refusal)
  • отклонение noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 赤緯 /赤纬 noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Czech

1 entries
  • deklinace noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Dutch

1 entries
  • declinatie noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Finnish

3 entries
  • deklinaatio noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • deklinaatio noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • eranto noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

French

2 entries
  • déclinaison noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • déclinaison noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

German

4 entries
  • Deklination noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • Deklination noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • Missweisung noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • Ortsmissweisung noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Greek

3 entries
  • άρνηση noun (refusal)
  • απόκλιση noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • απόκλιση noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Hindi

1 entries
  • दिक्पात noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elhajlás noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • elhajlás noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • eltérés noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • eltérés noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Italian

2 entries
  • declinazione noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • declinazione noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 赤緯 noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Korean

1 entries
  • 적위 noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Middle English

1 entries
  • declinacioun noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Persian

1 entries
  • میل noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Polish

3 entries
  • deklinacja noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • deklinacja noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • odmowa noun (refusal)

Russian

2 entries
  • склоне́ние noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • склоне́ние noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • deklinacija noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Swedish

3 entries
  • agnetisk deklination noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • deklination noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • missvisning noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Turkish

4 entries
  • deklinasyon noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • dik açıklık noun (at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane)
  • manyetik sapma noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)
  • varyasyon noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • xích vĩ noun (at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north)

Sample sentences

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the queen's declination from marriage

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declination of the head

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the declination of monarchy

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Summer […] is not looked on as a time of declination or decay.

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