English Dictionary

declination

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用 古語

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.

日本語の意味

磁気偏角：ある地点において、真北と磁北とのなす角度。 / 赤緯：ある地点において、地球の中心とその地点を結ぶ直線と赤道面とのなす角度。

The navigator checked the declination on his map before plotting the ship's course.

航海士は船の進路を決める前に地図で磁偏角を確認した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.

意味（3）

A refusal.

the queen's declination from marriage

意味（4）

(grammar, obsolete) Declension.

意味（5）

(archaic) The act or state of bending downward; inclination.

declination of the head

意味（6）

(archaic) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.

the declination of monarchy

意味（7）

(archaic) Deviation.

this declination of atoms in their descent

declinations （ plural ）