- a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
- deterioration; decline.
- a swerving or deviating, as from a standard.
- a polite refusal.
- the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on the great circle passing through the celestial pole and the body.
- variation (def. 8).
- the formal refusal by a nominee of a nomination to public office.
- the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- See magnetic declination
- a refusal, esp a courteous or formal one
