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nonant

nonant noun: one of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines.

Noun

nonant (plural nonants)

  1. One of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines.
  2. One ninth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 40°.
  3. A theoretical measuring device with a graduated arc of 40° used in locating an altitude.

Forms of nonant

pluralnonants

Origin of nonant

Borrowed from Latin nōnum, accusative singular of nōnus (“ninth part of something, ninth”), with -ant from similar Latin words such as octans.

Questions about nonant

What does nonant mean?
Nonant means one of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines.
What part of speech is nonant?
Nonant is a noun.
What is the plural of nonant?
The plural of nonant is nonants.

Words near nonant in the dictionary

  1. nonanswer
  2. nonanswerable
  3. nonanswered
  4. nonanswering
  5. nonanswers
  6. nonant
  7. nonantagonistic
  8. nonanterior
  9. nonanthrax
  10. nonanthropic
  11. nonanthropocentric

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