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Meanings of celestial latitude in English

Portuguese
declinação
Catalan
declinació (astronomia)
Spanish
declinación

(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.

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Examples for "dec"
Examples for "dec"
1
Speaking backstage, Dec said: It's been a tough year personally and professionally.
BBC
2
Blizzard-like conditions delayed initial cleanup efforts, according to a DEC news release.
Reuters
3
The new Miss R. will be announced to the public in Dec.
The new yorker
4
The transaction is likely to be completed on Dec 31, it said.
Reuters
5
Dec. 1997 - Moi is re-elected for a fifth and final term.
Reuters
1
The angle between the magnetic and the true North is the declination.
Military Instructors Manual
2
I beg that you will at once telegraph him my respectful declination.
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
3
And that all Anticipation is but a deflexion or declination by accident.
Valerius Terminus: Of the Interpretation of Nature
4
Steptoe's declination of the nomination and his recommendation of Young soon followed.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
5
A time-shot was successful, and observations were also taken for magnetic declination.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
Translations for celestial latitude
Portuguese
declinação