the astronomical coordinate complementary to the declination
see also polar distance
codeclination in American English
(ˌkoudekləˈneiʃən)
noun
Astronomy
the complement of declination; the angular distance along a great circle from the celestial pole
Word origin
[1805–15; co- + declination]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, backlash, phase, platinum, souffléco- is a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” sometimes with the derivedsense “auxiliary, subsidiary” (coenzyme; copilot), and, in mathematics and astronomy, with the sense “complement” (codeclination)