ottante — meaning in English

English meaning

• octant noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.

Senses

ottante is used for these senses in English:

• Octans (constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.
• octant (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

octant — full definition

1. noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
2. noun The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
3. noun The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant; one of eight divisions of a sphere by three orthogonal planes.
4. noun An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.