declination

/หŒdษ›klษชหˆneษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /D IH0 K L AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.

  2. 2

    At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.

  3. 3

    A refusal.

  4. 4

    (grammar) Declension.

  5. 5

    The act or state of bending downward; inclination.

    โ€œdeclination of the headโ€

  6. 6

    The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.

  7. 7

    Deviation.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declination