About The Word Octant
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Octant
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What's The Definition Of Octant?
[n] a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
Synonyms | Synonyms for Octant: Related Terms | Find terms related to Octant: See Also | limb | measuring device | measuring instrument | measuring system Octant In Webster's Dictionary \Oc"tant\, n. [L. octans, -antis. fr. octo eight. See
{Octave}.]
1. (Geom.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
2. (Astron. & Astrol.) 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.
3. An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a
quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O[deg], but
being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. {Sextant}.
4. (Math. & Crystallog.) One of the eight parts into which a
space is divided by three co["o]rdinate planes.
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