The difference between Declination and Refusal

When used as nouns, declination means at a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north, whereas refusal means the act of refusing.


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  1. Declination as a noun:

    At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.

  2. Declination as a noun:

    At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.

  3. Declination as a noun:

    A refusal.

  4. Declination as a noun (grammar):

    Declension.

  5. Declination as a noun (archaic):

    The act or state of bending downward; inclination.

    Examples:

    "declination of the head"

  6. Declination as a noun (archaic):

    The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.

  7. Declination as a noun (archaic):

    Deviation.

  1. Refusal as a noun:

    The act of refusing.

  2. Refusal as a noun ([[civil engineering]]):

    Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

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