declination

C2

n. 下倾, 倾斜, 衰微 [医] 偏角, 偏差, 偏转(眼球)

发音

其它 /ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/

词形变化

declinations 复数 declinations

别名

decl

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

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

    赤纬

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  2. 2.

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

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  3. 3.

    A refusal.

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  4. 4.

    The gradual decline in the overall fundamental frequency or pitch of speech over the course of an utterance, independent of local variations such as tones and pitch accents.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  5. 5.

    Declension.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  6. 6.

    The act or state of bending downward; inclination.

    古体 可数 不可数

    declination of the head

  7. 7.

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

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  8. 8.

    Deviation.

    古体 可数 不可数

    November 2, 1690, Robert South, Sinners Inexcusable from Natural Religion Only every violation of and declination from the rules

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

fall regrets decline descent dec declension declivity downslope

上位词 9

side condition status slope refusal incline acknowledgement acknowledgment angular distance

下位词 6

wreck twilight steep downhill neglect disuse

相关短语

declination circle magnetic declination [电] 地磁偏角

词源

From Middle English declinacioun, borrowed from Middle French declination, from Latin declinatio. Doublet of declension.

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