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octant (n.)
instrument for making angular measurements in navigation or astronomy, 1731, from Late Latin
octans
"the eighth part," from
octo
"eight" (see
octa-
) on analogy of
quadrant
. In geometry,
octant
meant "the eighth part of a circle."
