octant

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الإنجليزية - التركية
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"
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
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
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octant

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