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Declination
- noun - (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
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- a downward slope or bend
- a polite refusal of an invitation
Declinatory
- - Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
Declinature
- - The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an office.
Declivities
- noun - a downward slope or bend
Declivitous
- adjective - sloping down rather steeply
Decollating
- verb - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
Decollation
- - The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
Decolletage
- noun - a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress
Decrepitate
- verb - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
- undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
Decrepitude
- noun - a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- infirmity