, of a celestial object, is the arc between its centre and the equinoctial: with the sun, it is its angular distance from the equator, either north or south, and is named accordingly.
·noun The act of inflecting a word; declension. ·see <<Decline>>, ·vt, 4. II. Declination ·noun The...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A cant phrase for taking a glass of grog at noon, when the day's works are being reduced. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Secondary circles parallel to the celestial equator. ...
A belt of the heavens included between certain parallels of declination. ...