codeclination
[ koh-dek-luh-ney-shuhn ]
nounAstronomy.
the complement of declination; the angular distance along a great circle from the celestial pole.
Origin of codeclination
1First recorded in 1805–15; co- + declination
Words Nearby codeclination
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British Dictionary definitions for codeclination
codeclination
/ (ˌkəʊdɛklɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
another name for polar distance
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