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sectants

sectants is the plural of sectant.

Meaning of sectant

Noun (1)

sectant (plural sectants)

  1. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.
  2. One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the transverse planes.

Noun (2)

sectant (plural sectants)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) 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

Questions about sectants

What is sectants the plural of?
Sectants is the plural of sectant.

Words near sectants in the dictionary

  1. secs.
  2. sect
  3. Sect People
  4. sect.
  5. sectant
  6. sectants
  7. sectarial
  8. sectarian
  9. sectarianise
  10. sectarianised
  11. sectarianises

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