OCTANT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body
   • similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
   Hypernyms(s) octant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • measuring instrument (what does measuring instrument mean?)
   • measuring system (what does measuring system mean?)
   • measuring device (what does measuring device mean?)