DECLINATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a polite refusal of an invitation
   Synonym(s)
   • regrets (what does regrets mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) declination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • refusal (what does refusal mean?)
   • acknowledgment (what does acknowledgment mean?)
   • acknowledgement (what does acknowledgement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refuse (what does refuse mean?)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
   • pass up (what does pass up mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a downward slope or bend
   Synonym(s)
   • declension (what does declension mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • declivity (what does declivity mean?)
   • descent (what does descent mean?)
   • downslope (what does downslope mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) declination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • slope (what does slope mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • side (what does side mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • ascent (what does ascent mean?)
   • acclivity (what does acclivity mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • climb (what does climb mean?)
   • upgrade (what does upgrade mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • downhill (what does downhill mean?)
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator
   • expressed in degrees
   • used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
   Synonym(s)
   • celestial latitude (what does celestial latitude mean?)
   • DEC (what does DEC mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) declination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • angular distance (what does angular distance mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a condition inferior to an earlier condition
   • a gradual falling off from a better state
   Synonym(s)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) declination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • status (what does status mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • improvement (what does improvement mean?)
   • melioration (what does melioration mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • disuse (what does disuse mean?)
   • twilight (what does twilight mean?)
   • wreck (what does wreck mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • worsen (what does worsen mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • worsen (what does worsen mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)