OCTANTS
Noun
octants
plural of octant
Anagrams
• Cattons, Scotnat, constat
Source: Wiktionary
OCTANT
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 9OÂş, 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
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