declination

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
2. (countable, uncountable) At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
3. (countable, uncountable) A refusal.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Declension.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
7. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Deviation.

Concepten

declinatie

afwijzing

helling

weigering

Synoniemen

deflection

declension

deviation

decline

rejection

dec

fall

deterioration

descent

refusal

downslope

variation

declivity

regrets

celestial latitude

drift

bending

decay

declining

denial

nonacceptance

slope

abatement

error

dip

garbage

🗑️

going back

grade

gradient

impairment

leaning

magnetic declination

magnetic variation

angle of declination

pitch

receding

diffraction

refuse

deflection angle

collapse

retreat

reverse

rubbish

angle off

sloping

subsidence

turndown

cant

wane

withdrawal

Vertalingen

déclinaison

Deklination

declinazione

declinación

απόκλιση

declinação

declinació

Neigung

pendio

déclinaison magnétique

china

declivio

discesa

côte

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: declinacioun

In summary

From Middle English declinacioun, borrowed from Middle French declination, from Latin declinatio. Doublet of declension.