octant

Meaning of octant

noun
  1. The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
  2. The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
  3. The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
  4. An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Information about octant

Hyphenation of octant

oc-tant

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • octant is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

octant synonyms

Meaning :

octile

Anagrams of octant

Catton

Words that rhyme with octant

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