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Meaning of Octant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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.
  4. An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Equivalents

العربية ثمن ثمن محيط الدائرة
Bosanski kvadrant
Deutsch Oktant
Suomi Oktantti
Français octant
Hrvatski kvadrant
Italiano ottante
日本語 八分儀
Nederlands octant
Polski oktant
Русский окта́нт
Српски kvadrant
Svenska kvadrant oktant
Türkçe oktant

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

octantimonide octanucleotide octaose octaoxo octaoxygen octapalladium

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