declination

  • 11declination — noun Etymology: Middle English declinacioun, from Middle French declination, from Latin declination , declinatio angle of the heavens, turning aside Date: 14th century 1. angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12déclination — (dé kli na sion) s. f. Action de décliner, d aller vers son déclin. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Sa maturité, et puis sa declination et sa vieillesse, et enfin sa decrepitude, MONT. II, 299. •   Maintenant nous sommes au temps de sa declination,… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13declination — Refraction Re*frac tion (r?*fr?k sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]fraction.] 1. The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted. [1913 Webster] 2. The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14declination — The angular distance to a body on the celestial sphere measured north or south through 90 degrees from the celestial equator along the hour circle of the body. Comparable to latitude on the terrestrial sphere. See also magnetic declination;… …

    Military dictionary

  • 15declination — /dɛkləˈneɪʃən/ (say dekluh nayshuhn) noun 1. Astronomy the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on a great circle passing through the celestial pole and the body. 2. Also, magnetic declination, magnetic… …

  • 16declination — nuokrypa statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. declination; deflection; deviation; divergence vok. Ablenkung, f; Abweichung, f; Ausschlag, m; Deklination, f rus. девиация, f; отклонение, n pranc. écart, m; déflexion, f; déviation, f;… …

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  • 17declination — nuokrypis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. declination; deflection; deviation vok. Ablenkung, f; Abweichung, f; Ausschlag, m rus. деклинация, f; отклонение, n; склонение, n pranc. écart, m; déflexion, f; déviation, f …

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  • 18declination — nukrypimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. declination; deflection; deviation vok. Ablenkung, f; Abweichung, f; Deviation, f rus. отклонение, n pranc. écart, m; déflexion, f; déviation, f …

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  • 19declination — deklinacija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. declination vok. Deklination, f rus. склонение, n pranc. déclinaison, f …

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  • 20declination — deklinacija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kampinis atstumas iki dangaus sferoje esančio kūno, matuojamas į šiaurę ar į pietus iki 90 laipsnių nuo dangaus pusiaujo išilgai kūno valandų apskritimo. Žemės sferoje jį galima lyginti su platuma.… …

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