- In astronomy,
declination (abbreviated dec;
symbol δ) is one of the two
angles that
locate a
point on the
celestial sphere in the
equatorial coordinate...
-
Magnetic declination (also
called magnetic variation) is the
angle between magnetic north and true
north at a
particular location on the Earth's surface...
- Look up
declination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Declination is a noun form of the verb
decline and may
refer to:
Declination,
coordinate used in...
- that the
solar declination would decrease linearly with time. Eventually, the Sun
would be
directly above the
South Pole, with a
declination of −90°; then...
-
course of a
month (specifically a
tropical month of
about 27.3 days). The
declination (a
celestial coordinate measured as the
angle from the
celestial equator...
- In
Russian grammar, the
system of
declension is
elaborate and complex. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, demonstratives, most
numerals and
other particles are...
- Earth's
maximum axial tilt
toward the Sun is 23.44°. Likewise, the Sun's
declination from the
celestial equator is 23.44°. In
areas outside the tropics, the...
- (hour
circle of the)
point in
question above the Earth. When
paired with
declination,
these astronomical coordinates specify the
location of a
point on the...
- and
sistere ('to
stand still'),
because at the solstices, the Sun's
declination appears to "stand still"; that is, the
seasonal movement of the Sun's...
- In rhetoric,
emotive or
emotional conjugation (also
known as Russell's conjugation) is a
rhetorical technique used to
create an
intrinsic bias towards...
