octant

Definitions of octant
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
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    type of:
    instrument de mesure, mesureur
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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