octant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *octant*:
NOUN	artifact	octant	a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body

English > *octant*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration.
Parts	limb	The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
Broader	measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
Spanish	octante
Catalan	octant

HyperDic: octant