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octants

octants is the plural of octant.

Meaning of octant

Noun

octant (plural octants)

  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; one of eight divisions of a sphere by three orthogonal planes.
  4. An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Questions about octants

What is octants the plural of?
Octants is the plural of octant.

Words near octants in the dictionary

  1. octanoyltransferases
  2. octans
  3. octant
  4. octantal
  5. octantimonide
  6. octants
  7. octanucleate
  8. octanucleotide
  9. octanucleotides
  10. octaose
  11. octaoses

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