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deklinaatio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • declension noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  • latitude noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.

Senses

deklinaatio is used for these senses in English:

  • declension (grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
  • declension (grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
  • declination At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
  • declination At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
  • latitude (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  • magnetic declination The horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place.

declension — full definition

  1. noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  2. noun The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
  3. noun The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
  4. noun A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

latitude — full definition

  1. noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
  2. noun Freedom to act or decide as one chooses; scope.

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