1. (noun) decline, declination
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Synonyms: dec, fall, decay, downslope, descent, celestial latitude, declension, decline, declivity, regrets, declination, diminution
2. (noun) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
a downward slope or bend
Synonyms: extraction, pin, stemma, crepuscule, parentage, dip, pedigree, gloam, bloodline, twilight, diminution, decline in quality, dec, spill, gloaming, downslope, tumble, regrets, declivity, decay, decline, surrender, worsening, declination, descent, lineage, fall, filiation, autumn, stock, deterioration, evenfall, origin, celestial latitude, line, line of descent, downfall, declension, drop, crepuscle, nightfall, dusk, free fall, ancestry, blood, blood line, capitulation
3. (noun) 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
Synonyms: dec, fall, descent, declination, celestial latitude, declension, declivity, regrets, decline, downslope
4. (noun) declination, regrets
a polite refusal of an invitation
Synonyms: dec, fall, descent, declination, celestial latitude, declension, declivity, regrets, decline, downslope
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