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octans

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tans
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.

noun

plural of octan

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin octans (“an octant”). Doublet of octant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Octantis

Questions

What does octans mean?
A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.
Where does octans come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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