declination
英 [,deklɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,dɛklə'neʃən]
- n. 倾斜；偏差；衰微；下倾；赤纬；磁偏角
英英释意
- 1. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- 2. (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
- 3. a downward slope or bend
- 4. a polite refusal of an invitation