Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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declination | Yes | No | No | No |
twilight | Yes | Yes | No | No |
declination (noun) | twilight (noun) |
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a polite refusal of an invitation | the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth |
(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 of decline following successes |
a downward slope or bend | the time of day immediately following sunset |
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline |
declination (adjective) | twilight (adjective) |
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lighted by or as if by twilight |