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Octant Moderate

Octant has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration

2

The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
measuring instrument
Rhyming Words
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