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Word: Octant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin octans, octant- ‘half-quadrant’, from octo ‘eight’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒkt(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an arc of a circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or the area enclosed by such an arc with two radii of the circle.
Short Definition:arc of circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or area enclosed by such arc with two radii of circle
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