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Octant

noun
1.
A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration.





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... given by President Barbicane was correct. The earth, looked at from the projectile, was entering her last quarter. She was in her octant, and her crescent was clearly outlined on the dark background of the sky. Her light, made bluish by the thickness of her atmosphere, was less intense than that of the lunar crescent. This crescent then showed itself under considerable dimensions. It looked like an enormous arch stretched ...
— The Moon-Voyage • Jules Verne


Words linked to "Octant" :   limb, measuring device, measuring system, measuring instrument


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