octant
IPA: ˈɑktʌnt
noun
- The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- (astrology) The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
- (geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
- (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.
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Examples of "octant" in Sentences
- Octant in three dimensional space.
- Octant may refer to one of the following.
- Each octant was equipped with an OZ chamber.
- It lies in the dim constellation Octans, the Octant.
- Only the second is well known and is the familiar octant.
- An octant consists of an upstream and a downstream half octant.
- The n dimensional generalization of the quadrant and octant is the orthant.
- An octant could be half the size of a Davis quadrant with no increase in error.
- An octant is one of 8 parts of the two dimensional Euclidean coordinate system.
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