declination

Meaning

Noun

• At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
• At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
• A refusal.
• Declension.
• The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
• The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
• Deviation.

Origin

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