declination
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- melioration antonym
- decline derivation
Sense 2 noun
a downward slope or bend
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- angular distance hypernym
Related & opposite
- astronomy domain topic
Sense 4 noun
a polite refusal of an invitation
Types & categories
- acknowledgement hypernym
- refusal hypernym
Related & opposite
- turn down derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | melioration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decline |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | twilight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wreck |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ascent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fall |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decline |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | downhill |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | incline |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | downhill |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | steep |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | angular distance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | turn down |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | acknowledgement |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | refusal |