| 单词 | the octant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Octant b. Astronomy. the Octant: (the English name of) the constellation Octans. Chiefly as a conscious translation. ΚΠ 1842 Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. 12 204 The Quadrant, the Sextant, and the Octant, as names for three distinct constellations. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 14/1 Octans (Octant). 1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 184 Home of the south celestial pole, the constellation Octans, the Octant, was first mentioned by Lacaille in 1752. < as lemmas |
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