codeclination

[koh-dek-luh-ney-shuh n]

noun Astronomy.

the complement of declination; the angular distance along a great circle from the celestial pole.

Origin of codeclination

First recorded in 1805–15; co- + declination

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British Dictionary definitions for codeclination

codeclination

noun

another name for polar distance

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