declinator

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declinator - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Declinator \Dec"li*na`tor\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]clinateur. See
     Decline.]
     1. An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a
        plane makes with the horizontal plane.
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     2. A dissentient. [R.] --Bp. Hacket.
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