octant

English - Turkish

Definition of octant in English Turkish dictionary: bir dairenin sekizde biri; sekizlik; (astr.) bir gökcisminin diğerinden 45 derece uzaklıkta iken bulunduğu yer; OKTANT: Açı ölçmeye mahsus, özellikle uçaklarda kullanılan, bir tesviye ruhlusunu havı sekstanta benzer bir alet. Bu alet; güneş, ay veya diğer bir gezegenin ya da ufuk düzleminin üst tarafında bulunan herhangi bir yıldızın açısal yüksekliğini ölçer; {i} dairenin sekizde biri; bir gökcisminin diğerinden 45 derece uzaklıkta iken bulunduğu yer; {i} oktant
octant altitude: (Askeri) OKTANT İRTİFAI: Bak. "sextant altitude"

English - English

Definition of octant in English English dictionary: The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees; : The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant; : An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation; {n} an aspect including 45 degrees; The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees; a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration; An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation; Device made from one eighth of a circle, used for measuring angular distance; {i} 45 degree angle; measuring instrument (Astronomy, Navigation); One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coördinate planes; An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O°, but being itself the eighth part of a circle; The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant; > The backstaff was an early navigational instrument used to gauge latitude at sea It was replaced by a more accurate device called the octant The octant was replaced by an even more accurate instrument, the sextant, which is still being used today Note: Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, which is measured on a map or globe in degrees along a meridian; Cf; Sextant

octant

Hyphenation

oc·tant

[ 'äk-t&nt ] (noun.) 1731. From Latin octans

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