OCTANS


Meaning of OCTANS in English

/ok"tanz/ , n., gen. Octantis /ok tan"tis/ . Astron.

the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.

[ oct- OCT- + -ans, as in quadrans QUADRANT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .