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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDéclinaison
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Dek-lin-ay-syon
"La déclinaison d'une étoile peut être mesurée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
"The declination of the star can be measured using a telescope." - 2
A decline or downward slope.
"The declination of the hill made it difficult to climb."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'declination' originates from the Latin word 'declinatio', which means 'a bending down'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used in various contexts including astronomy and grammar, reflecting shifts in meaning related to angles and grammatical cases.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Declination" is said worldwide
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Déclinaison
Transliteration: Dek-lin-ay-syon
"La déclinaison d'une étoile peut être mesurée."
Deklinations
Transliteration: Dek-li-na-tsi-on
"Die Deklination eines Sterns kann gemessen werden."
Declinazione
Transliteration: De-kli-na-tsi-one
"La declinazione di una stella può essere misurata."
Declinación
Transliteration: De-kli-na-syon
"La declinación de una estrella se puede medir."
Declinação
Transliteration: De-kli-na-sao
"A declinação de uma estrela pode ser medida."
अवकलन
Transliteration: Avkalan
"एक तारे का अवकलन मापा जा सकता है।"
偏角
Transliteration: Piān jiǎo
"星星的偏角可以被测量。"
편각
Transliteration: Pyeong-gak
"별의 편각은 측정할 수 있습니다."
傾斜
Transliteration: Keisha
"星の傾斜は測定できます。"
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