oktant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- octant noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
Senses
oktant is used for these senses in English:
- octant (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.
octant — full definition
- noun The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- noun The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
- 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.
- noun An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.