Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dec

2 senses of dec

Sense 1
December, Dec -- (the last (12th) month of the year)
       => Gregorian calendar month -- (a month in the Gregorian calendar)

Sense 2
declination, celestial latitude, dec -- ((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)
       => angular distance -- (the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars")