sectant
sectant noun: one of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
Noun (1)
sectant (plural sectants)
- One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
- One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the transverse planes.
Noun (2)
sectant (plural sectants)
- A sectarian.
- and leaving aside MISSSU and other sectants, why wouldn't it be true? Or how YOU know it is not true?
Or rather it may not be true, because of bivolarus on one side, and political korrekt^([sic]) citizens of the "gloubal^([sic]) village", Or rather it may not be true, because of bivolarus on one...1996 December 16, elena danielyan, “Anacronic^([sic]) blindness”, in soc.culture.romanian (Usenet), retrieved 28 Aug 2022 - this is a good example how the sectants do not understand the unity of all other Jews. Maybe you need to live outside of USA a little to understand it.1999 February 11, Simcha Streltsov, “Reformed Jews”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet), retrieved 28 Aug 2022
- and leaving aside MISSSU and other sectants, why wouldn't it be true? Or how YOU know it is not true?
Forms of sectant
| plural | sectants |
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Origin of sectant
Learned borrowing from Latin sectāns.
Borrowed from Romanian sectant or Russian сектант (sektant). Equivalent to sect + -ant.
Questions about sectant
- What does sectant mean?
- Sectant means one of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
- What part of speech is sectant?
- Sectant is a noun.
- What is the plural of sectant?
- The plural of sectant is sectants.
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