declination
noun
[ ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
• "the declination of Arcturus is 19 degrees north"
• another term for downdrift.
• formal refusal.
• "the mandatory vaccine declination form"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin declinatio(n- ), from the verb declinare (see decline).
