declination
英[,dekl?'ne??(?)n]
美[,d?kl?'ne??n]
- n. 傾斜；偏差；衰微；下傾；赤緯；磁偏角
英英釋意
- 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