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Octant

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

Françaisoctant
DeutschOktant
Italianoottante
11 more languages
العربيةثمنثمن محيط الدائرة
Bosanskikvadrant
SuomiOktantti
Hrvatskikvadrant
日本語八分儀
Nederlandsoctant
Polskioktant
Русскийокта́нт
Српскиkvadrant
Svenskakvadrantoktant
Türkçeoktant

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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