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Meaning of
octant
in English
octant
us
/ˈɑːktənt/
uk
/ˈɒktənt/
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Definitions
Noun
a
navigational
tool
for
measuring
angles
The
navigator
used
an
octant
to
measure
the
angle
between
the
stars
.
a
45-degree
section
of
a
circle
;
part
of
a
disc
The
engineer
divided
the
circle
into
eight
equal
octants
for
analysis
.
a
geometric
sector
;
one-eighth
of
a
circle
In
geometry
,
an
octant
is
a
sector
that
represents
one-eighth
of
a
circle
.
an
astrological
aspect
of
45
degrees
between
planets
The
astrologer
studied
the
octant
aspect
between
Mars
and
Jupiter
.
