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Declination is an English word with synonyms like decline or ascent. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Declination | Declinations

Declination meaning

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

Synonyms of Declination

decline celestial latitude ascent side incline slope downslope declension fall declivity descent improvement status condition dec

Related words

Other words often associated with Declination or its synonyms:

travel lean move position rise decrease formation state diminution decay extraction pass

Using Declination

  • The main meaning on this page is: At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north. | At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane. | A refusal.
  • Useful related words include: decline, celestial latitude, ascent, side.
  • In the example corpus, declination often appears in combinations such as: the declination, magnetic declination, and declination.

Context around Declination

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

magnetic 4× adjusted 1× solar 1× minimum 1× though 1× same 1×

Often after:

become 1× respectively 1× angle 1× decisions 1× memos 1× decision 1× must 1× north 1× main 1× green 1×

Sentence patterns with Declination

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a and declination respectively and 1× announced the declination that the 1× ascension and declination of the 1× blue and declination green as 1× declination main to 1× declination memos which 1× in solar declination become smaller 1× is the declination 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a compass is 1× a negative value 1× appointed under a 1× computerized sources on 1× declination main to 1× declination memos which 1×

Common sentence endings:

26 000 years 1× a true bearing 1× captured his conclusions 1× context is clear 1× declination being zero 1× for the day 1×

Words around Declination

Just before it in the word index:

declercq 2 declensions 18 declension 67 declawing 4 declawed 2 declassifying 5

Just after it in the word index:

declinations 8 decline 4.370 declined 4.836 decliner 2 decliners 19 declines 678

Similar in corpus frequency:

aayog 54 aghast 54 agitate 54 alfalfa 54 ampere 54 amply 54

Corpus analysis for Declination

  • In this selection, "declination" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, magnetic, adjusted, solar, become, respectively and angle stand out and add context to how "declination" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a and declination respectively and and announced the declination that the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "declination" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with declination

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I also respect your declination. (5 words)

Declination main To calculate what astronomical features a structure faced a coordinate system is needed. (15 words)

The changes in solar declination become smaller as the sun gets closer to its maximum/minimum declination. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Effects of precession Right ascension (blue) and declination (green) as seen from outside the celestial sphere main The Earth's axis rotates slowly westward about the poles of the ecliptic, completing one circuit in about 26,000 years. (38 words)

Again, if one is using "true" or map bearings, and the compass does not have preset, pre-adjusted declination, one must additionally add or subtract magnetic declination to convert the magnetic bearing into a true bearing. (36 words)

Determining latitude was relatively easy in that it could be found from the altitude of the sun at noon with the aid of a table giving the sun's declination for the day. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Again, if one is using "true" or map bearings, and the compass does not have preset, pre-adjusted declination, one must additionally add or subtract magnetic declination to convert the magnetic bearing into a true bearing.

The changes in solar declination become smaller as the sun gets closer to its maximum/minimum declination.

The difference between it and true north is called the magnetic declination (or simply the declination where the context is clear).

The exact value of the magnetic declination is place-dependent and varies over time, though declination is frequently given on the map itself or obtainable on-line from various sites.

The net proper motion is given by: where and are the components of proper motion in the R.A. and Declination, respectively, and is the Declination.

This method consists of recording the declination angle at noon during some days before and after the solstice, trying to find two separate days with the same declination.

But in the last few weeks, we've started to see a declination in customer counts in the Florida restaurants -- in the full service restaurants.

Mueller told Barr after the attorney general announced the declination that the attorney general hadn’t fully captured his conclusions.

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Appointed under a different statute than Mueller is merely required to a “confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions” reached under the current special-counsel guidelines.

Declination memos, which summarize cases in which no charges are brought, are held within DOJ and not released to the public.

I am, however, surprised that some media commentators have mischaracterized this declination decision as total and complete absolution of the Trump campaign.

I also respect your declination.

A compass is easier to use, though the deviation of the Earth's magnetic field from true north, known as its magnetic declination must be taken into account.

A negative value for proper motion in RA indicates the sky motion is east to west, in declination north to south.

Computerized sources, on the other hand, are able to calculate the right ascension and declination of the "epoch of date" to the exact instant of observation.

Declination main To calculate what astronomical features a structure faced a coordinate system is needed.

Determining latitude was relatively easy in that it could be found from the altitude of the sun at noon with the aid of a table giving the sun's declination for the day.

Diagram illustrating the difference between the Sun's celestial longitude being zero and the Sun's declination being zero.

Effects of precession Right ascension (blue) and declination (green) as seen from outside the celestial sphere main The Earth's axis rotates slowly westward about the poles of the ecliptic, completing one circuit in about 26,000 years.

Epicurus for the most part follows Democritean atomism but differs in proclaiming the clinamen (swerve or declination).

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Common combinations with declination

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "declination" in a sentence?
An example: "Again, if one is using "true" or map bearings, and the compass does not have preset, pre-adjusted declination, one must additionally add or subtract magnetic declination to convert the magnetic bearing into a true bearing." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "declination" from authentic English texts.
What does "declination" mean?
Declination means: At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
What are synonyms of "declination"?
Common synonyms of "declination" include: decline, celestial latitude, ascent, side, incline, slope, downslope, declension. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "declination" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "declination", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.