Descent vs Declination - What's the difference?
descent | declination |
An instance of descending
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A way down.
A sloping passage or incline.
Lineage or hereditary derivation
A drop to a lower status or condition.
At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
A refusal.
* Stow
(grammar) Declension.
(archaic) The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
(archaic) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
* Francis Bacon
* Waller
(archaic) Deviation.
* Bentley
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As nouns the difference between descent and declination
is that descent is an instance of descending while declination is at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.descent
English
Noun
(en noun)- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give him a second flat as he started the descent .
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent .
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .
Usage notes
* Sometimes confused with (decent).Antonyms
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*declination
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(wikipedia declination)Noun
(en noun)- the queen's declination from marriage
- declination of the head
- the declination of monarchy
- Summer is not looked on as a time of declination or decay.
- the declination of atoms in their descent
- every declination and violation of the rules