"nonant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonants [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōnum, accusative singular of nōnus (“ninth part of something, ninth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nōnum}} Latin nōnum, {{m|la|nōnus||ninth part of something, ninth}} nōnus (“ninth part of something, ninth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonant (plural nonants)
  1. One of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines. Categories (topical): Nine
    Sense id: en-nonant-en-noun-FStiymxm Disambiguation of Nine: 35 31 34
  2. (geometry) One ninth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 40°. Categories (topical): Geometry, Nine
    Sense id: en-nonant-en-noun-Z~Oh2CkJ Disambiguation of Nine: 35 31 34 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  3. (nautical) A theoretical measuring device with a graduated arc of 40° used in locating an altitude. Categories (topical): Nautical, Nine
    Sense id: en-nonant-en-noun-nT~r6Fi9 Disambiguation of Nine: 35 31 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 23 59 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quadrant, octant, sextant

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