"octant" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-octant.wav Forms: octants [plural]
Etymology: From Latin octāns. Doublet of Octans. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|octāns}} Latin octāns, {{doublet|en|Octans}} Doublet of Octans Head templates: {{en-noun}} octant (plural octants)
  1. The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees. Categories (topical): Eight
    Sense id: en-octant-en-noun-z9k03nDu Disambiguation of Eight: 34 27 34 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 37 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 34 31 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 31 4
  2. (astrology) The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart. Categories (topical): Astrology, Eight
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  3. (geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant. Categories (topical): Geometry, Eight
    Sense id: en-octant-en-noun-selHa1vf Disambiguation of Eight: 34 27 34 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 37 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 34 31 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 31 4 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  4. (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical instrument): ثُمْن (ṯumn) [masculine] (Arabic), ثُمُن (ṯumun) [masculine] (Arabic), октант (oktant) (Bulgarian), oktantti (Finnish), octante [masculine] (Galician), ottante [masculine] (Italian), 八分儀 (hachibungi) (Japanese), اوقتانت (oktant) (Ottoman Turkish), окта́нт (oktánt) [masculine] (Russian), kvadrant [common-gender] (Swedish), oktant [common-gender] (Swedish), oktant (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-octant-en-noun-mpz7xXmq Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical instrument': 3 7 7 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: octile [astronomy, natural-sciences] Related terms: quadrant, sextant

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  "wikipedia": [
    "octant"
  ],
  "word": "octant"
}

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