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What are the hypernyms for Octant?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
Other hypernyms:
angle, navigation, sector, trigonometry, geographic coordinate system, navigation system.
What are the hyponyms for Octant?
Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
hyponyms for octant (as nouns)
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measuring system, measuring instrument, measuring device.
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What are the meronyms for Octant?
Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
meronyms for octant (as nouns)
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limb.
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Usage examples for Octant
It is the sextant or some member of the sextant family-such as the quadrant, octant, etc.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Latitude was easy to determine using an octant and later a sextant with mirrors and a small telescope to measure the angle between a celestial body such as the sun or north star and the horizon.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
I made him a present of an Hadley's octant; and though, probably, it was the first he had ever seen, he made himself acquainted, in a very short time, with most of the uses to which that instrument can be applied.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16"
Related words & questions
Related words: octant map, octant grid, octant graph, octant plane, octant multiplication, octant circle
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