OCTANT
\ˈɒktənt], \ˈɒktənt], \ˈɒ_k_t_ə_n_t]\
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The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
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An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O¡, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant.
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One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.
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The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
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An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O¡, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant.
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One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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