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Showing words for OCTANT using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Octant

octant

5 Letter Words for Octant

acton, canto, conta, cotan, cotta, octan, tanto

4 Letter Words for Octant

atoc, attn, cant, caon, coat, cont, cott, nato, nota, nott, octa, onca, taco, tact, toat

3 Letter Words for Octant

act, anc, ant, att, can, cat, con, cot, ctn, cto, nat, nco, noa, not, oat, oca, oct, ona, ont, otc, tan, tao, tat, tnt, toa, toc, ton, tot

Definitions for Octant

[1] the eighth part of a circle.
[2] Mathematics . any of the eight parts into which three mutually perpendicular planes divide space.
[3] an instrument having an arc of 24°, used by navigators for measuring angles up to 90°.
[4] the position of one heavenly body when 45° distant from another.
[5] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Octans.
[6] maths any of the eight parts into which the three planes containing the Cartesian coordinate axes divide space an eighth part of a circle
[7] astronomy the position of a celestial body when it is at an angular distance of 45° from another body
[8] an instrument used for measuring angles, similar to a sextant but having a graduated arc of 45°

Words nearby Octant

octanedioic acid, octangle, octangular, octanoic acid, octans, octant, octarchy, octaroon, octastyle, octateuch, octavalent

Origin of Octant

1680–90; < Latin octant- (stem of octāns ); see Octans

Other words from Octant

oc·tan·tal [ok-tan -tl] /ɒkˈtæn tl/ , adjective

Word origin for Octant

C17: from Latin octans half quadrant, from octo eight