octants
plural of octant
• Cattons, Scotnat, constat
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"tant, n. Etym: [L. octans, -antis. fr. octo eight. See Octave.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
2. (Astron. & Astrol.)
Definition: 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 9Oº, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant.
4. (Math. & Crystallog.)
Definition: One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coördinate planes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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