deklinasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch declinatie, from Middle Dutch declinacie, from Latin dēclīnātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dekliˈnasi]
• Hyphenation: dék‧li‧na‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

déklinasi (plural deklinasi-deklinasi)

1. declination:
   1. (astronomy) one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system
   2. (geography, physics) the angle between magnetic north and true north; the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
2. (grammar) declension: the act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.

Derived terms

• deklinasi kompas
• deklinasi kuat
• deklinasi lemah
• deklinasi negatif
• deklinasi positif

 

Further reading

• “deklinasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.