declination   (Sound)

The noun declination has 4 senses

• decline, declination -- (a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state)


• descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope -- (a downward slope or bend)


• declination, celestial latitude, dec -- ((astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere)


• declination, regrets -- (a polite refusal of an invitation)