declinations
Acts of refusing
Declinations is the plural of declination, which has several technical meanings across different fields.
In astronomy, declination is a coordinate measuring angular distance north or south of the celestial equator—the sky's equivalent of latitude.
In navigation, magnetic declination is the angle between true north and magnetic north at a given location.
More generally, a declination is a polite refusal or the act of declining: Her declination of the invitation surprised everyone.
Noun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
accusative · nominative · ablative · vocative · locative · noun · adjective · pronoun
Sun's apparent annual path
- celestialOf the sky above
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
- cometsIcy bodies orbiting stars
asteroids · Kepler · trajectory · aphelion · perihelion · axial tilt · obliquity · equator
declension
Noun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
dative · accusative · nominative · ablative · vocative · locative · noun · adjective · pronoun · singular
ecliptic
Sun's apparent annual path
- celestialOf the sky above
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
comets · asteroids · Kepler · trajectory · aphelion · perihelion · axial tilt · obliquity · equator · spacecraft
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
deviation · compass · bearing · azimuth · elevation · protractor · geometry · degrees · oblique · deviation
declinationsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
approvals · agreements · consents · affirmations · acquiescences
declinationsascents
Upward movements or slopes
rises · increases · inclinations · growths · developments
- magnetic declinationCompass-to-true-north angular difference