Octant

What do we mean by octant?

One eighth of a circle. noun

A 45° arc. noun

The area enclosed by two radii at a 45° angle and the intersected arc. noun

An instrument based on the principle of the sextant but employing only a 45° angle, used as an aid in navigation. noun

The position of a celestial body when it is separated from another by a 45° angle. noun

One of eight parts into which three-dimensional space is divided by three usually perpendicular coordinate planes. noun

Each of the eight regions into which space is divided by three copunctal non-costraight planes. noun

The eighth part of a circle. noun

In astronomy, that position or aspect of two heavenly bodies, especially a planet and the sun, when half-way between conjunction or opposition and quadrature, or distant from one another by the eighth part of a circle, or 45°. noun

An instrument used by seamen for measuring angles, resembling a sextant or quadrant in principle, but having an arc the eighth part of a circle, or 45°. By double reflection it can measure an arc of 90°. See sextant. Hadley's quadrant is really an octant. noun

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

The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees. noun

An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O°, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant. noun

One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coördinate planes. noun

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

: The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant. noun

: An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation. noun

A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration noun

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

The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.

The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.

An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Words that are spelled similarly to octant:
octant, octane, octan, actant, octans, oxtant, optant.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word octant:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe octant:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective octant:
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Words that sound like octant:
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