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Translate declination from English to French

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declination:
- inflexion; déclinaison
Wiktionary:
- declination → déclinaison, déclination
- declination → déclinaison

English

Detailed Translations for declination from English to French

declination:

declination [the ~] nomen

the declination (inflexion)
l'inflexion; la déclinaison
- inflexion [la ~] nomen
- déclinaison [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for declination:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
déclinaison	declination; inflexion	declension
inflexion	declination; inflexion	accent; emphasis
-	celestial latitude; dec; declension; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall; regrets

Related Words for "declination":

declinations

Synonyms for "declination":

decline; condition; status
descent; declivity; fall; declension; downslope; slope; incline; side
celestial latitude; dec; angular distance
regrets; refusal; acknowledgment; acknowledgement

Antonyms for "declination":

improvement; ascent

Related Definitions for "declination":

a polite refusal of an invitation¹
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere¹
a downward slope or bend¹
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state¹

Wiktionary Translations for declination:

declination

noun

at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane
- declination → déclinaison
at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north
- declination → déclinaison

declination

noun

action de décliner, d’aller vers son déclin.
- déclination → declination

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• declination	→ déclinaison	↔ declinatie — 2

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